Aluminum Floral/Plant/Bonsai Tree Wire 5-Size Starter Set with Canvas Bag - 1.0mm, 1.5mm, 2.0mm, 2.5mm, 3.0mm (147 feet Total) - Choose Your Color (5 Sizes, Green)

This is a great starter set to see how you would use this wire and what size might be worth buying more of separately. I use the wire to shape young citrus trees. It is clear in the marketing, but make sure you realize you’re getting the same _weight_ of each size, so you will have 23 meters of 1 mm wire and 2.4 meters of 3 mm wire. The picture of the wire is after I’ve been using it a while and have used all the 3 mm wire (have to reorder from different company because this one doesn’t sell wire separately that I could find.) The wire cuts and bends easily. It’s kind of fun to work with :) In my experience with citrus, it will manipulate a mature but flexible branch that’s about 2x as thick as the wire. You can add an extra wire to help hold a branch that’s a little too thick or strong.On “beginner usability” — just a warning... if you’ve researched what you’re trying to do, you should already know that leaving the wire on the growing plant too long can make the wire bite into the branch and leave unattractive marks (particularly for bonsai!). The last picture is a warning that too long could be far less time than you think! I got those marks in less than 3 months - but citrus kind of grows continuously more than some slower growing bonsai would. Moral of the story: watch closely if you’re concerned about the marks. They could come much faster and deeper than you expect! (By contrast, I wired a young juniper bonsai 5 months ago and it shows no signs of outgrowing the wire.)I’m glad I bought it. I’ll probably have that 1 mm wire forever unless I use it for something else. I’m currently getting more 3 mm wire and 4 mm wire because my trees are outgrowing these thicknesses quickly.Note to company: a starter kit with say 3-5 m each of 2mm, 3mm, 4mm would be a really nice alternative product that might be more likely to be repurchased because you might use each roll up at a more even rate.

Wire worked great for my needs. I am newer to bonsai, and also wanted to better train my jade plant (to grow vertically, instead of drooping over like normal). This kit included all the diameter wire that I needed and then some. I have plenty left over for future projects.I am VERY satisfied with this wire kit!

I have been training bonsai for more than 15 years. I have been using copper wire mostly because in the beginning aluminum wire was too soft. I decided to try aluminum wire again and this product did not disappoint me. It is firm and a consistent diameter with an even color, good for showing trees. Mostly I like the fact that it is reusable, making it more economical

Wire is wire and this is as good as any of the other bonsai wires - Thumbs up. The reason I purchased this specific was because Amazon said it would arrive next day - it didn't. I was leaving town for a couple days and purchased this for my 85 year old dad and was extremely disappointed with the late delivery. Amazon strikes again.

I didn't know what I needed to get started so purchased this starter set. I've only used three of the sizes (smallest, largest and middle), but was vey pleased. I was able to wrap them around different sized branches and bend them as I needed. FUN project and looking forward to doing more Bonsai. I'm sure I'll buy more.

Anodized Aluminum Bonsai Training Wire (Grow a bonsai tree) I do stock the smaller sizes of anodized wire that these people offer,the wire I have is half hard. It's not strong enough for this job , easy to work with even in the larger diameter and it cuts will too. The wire is iodized so it is less prone to oxidation and the color is a good match for most of my plants.

Having just entered the hobby, I am no expert but personally, I like this because it offers a range of sizes and I can experiment with what works for me. The color works well to hide in the branches. I like it.

This wire exceeds my expectations. The assortment of sizes is excellent for starting out with this hobby and the finish is nice and lustrous but not too conspicuous. The brown color is that of nicely patient copper so it blends in with the tree very nicely.

the wire is great, ordering by weight is slightly difficult to gauge, in this order I've got more 1mm than I'm going to need for the next 12 months but not enough of the 3mm. I fully understand that it is my fault and I should have expected to have shorter lengths of each 1 as the sizes went up.

It works for small bonsai trees but not for larger ones. Wires too soft to hold the trunk in place for larger trees

Item as described Super fast delivery

Was as expected. Will do just right for the job.

Performs exactly as expected. Good stuff, and for someone with only a few trees it's plenty for now.