Overall Height ~ 34cm Age: 12yrs

Bonsai Wiring Kit – Retirement Gift

Price range: £73.99 through £81.98

SKU: Retirement11

Free Delivery by Saturday 24th October available

This bundle includes:

Chinese Elm (Ulmus parvifolia) Beginners Twisty Indoor Bonsai - Medium Size 12 years for pruning kits

Blue handled wire cutters

Bonsai Wire - 2 tiny rolls

Small Bonsai Pruning Scissors - Great Value

Bonsai Wiring Step-by-step guide

Bonsai Pruning Step-by-step guide

Wooden tag - Happy Retirement

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Drip Tray Options for Medium Pots

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This Bonsai Tree Wiring Kit makes a unique and engaging retirement gift, offering a rewarding new hobby to enjoy with extra time. Centred around a 12-year-old twisty Chinese Elm, it includes pruning scissors, wire cutters, two sizes of bonsai wire, step-by-step pruning and wiring guides, and a care handbook. Finished with a cheerful ‘Happy Retirement’ tag, it arrives ready to explore the art of bonsai styling. Hands-on, creative, and beginner-friendly, this kit is a thoughtful retirement gift that continues to give long after the celebrations.

What's in This Bundle?
  • 1xChinese Elm (Ulmus parvifolia) Beginners Twisty Indoor Bonsai - Medium Size 12 years for pruning kits
  • 1xBlue handled wire cutters
  • 1xBonsai Wire - 2 tiny rolls
  • 1xSmall Bonsai Pruning Scissors - Great Value
  • 1xBonsai Wiring Step-by-step guide
  • 1xBonsai Pruning Step-by-step guide
  • 1xWooden tag - Happy Retirement
  • 1xDrip Tray Options for Medium Pots
Description

Bonsai Tree Wiring Kit – A Hands-On Retirement Gift with a New Hobby to Enjoy

Retirement is the perfect time to slow down and explore something new. This Bonsai Wiring Kit offers a creative, practical, and rewarding way to do just that. Designed as a complete learning set, it makes an ideal retirement gift for anyone who enjoys hands-on activities, craftsmanship, or simply wants a calm and absorbing hobby to grow into.

Learn the Art of Bonsai Styling

At the heart of this kit is a beautifully characterful 12-year-old Chinese Elm bonsai. With its naturally twisty trunk and fine branching, it provides an excellent starting point for learning pruning and wiring techniques. Chinese Elm is forgiving and responsive, which makes it especially suitable for beginners who want to build confidence while developing real bonsai skills.

This kit focuses on doing, not just displaying. It encourages creativity, patience, and satisfaction as the tree slowly responds to careful shaping.

Everything Included to Get Started

This retirement bonsai wiring kit includes all the essential tools needed to begin straight away:

  • A 12-year-old Chinese Elm bonsai

  • Bonsai pruning scissors

  • Wire cutters

  • Two sizes of bonsai wire for shaping

  • Step-by-step pruning and wiring guides

  • A clear, beginner-friendly care guide

In addition, online bonsai tutorial videos are available to support learning at each stage. Together, these resources make the kit reassuring and easy to follow, even for someone completely new to bonsai.

A Thoughtful Retirement Gift with Meaning

A wooden ‘Happy Retirement’ hanging tag completes the gift, adding a warm and personal touch. It turns the kit into a celebration of new time, new skills, and a fresh chapter ahead. Rather than a one-off present, this gift offers ongoing enjoyment and a genuine sense of progress.

Perfect for Those with Time to Explore

With more free time to enjoy, bonsai wiring and pruning become a relaxing and absorbing pastime. It provides focus without pressure and creativity without rush. Over time, the bonsai becomes a reflection of care and patience, making it a deeply satisfying retirement hobby.

Flexible Delivery and Gifting Options

Free next working day delivery is available to most areas of the UK, or you can choose a preferred delivery date at checkout. Gift wrap, personalised extras, and a free gift message can also be added once the bonsai is in your basket. Free care instructions are included with every order.

If you’re looking for a retirement gift that feels different, engaging, and genuinely rewarding, this Bonsai Wiring Kit offers a wonderful way to start a new hobby and enjoy the art of bonsai from day one.

Specification
Evergreen
Yes
Flowering/Fruiting
No
Pot Size (cm)
18 x 13
Pot Colour
Blue
Indoor/Outdoor
Either - Protect from hard frosts
Difficulty
Easy - Perfect for beginners
Maintenance
Positioning: Place in bright position avoiding direct sunlight in mid summer
Watering: Keep soil evenly damp; check daily.
Feeding: Apply bonsai fertiliser weekly following the instructions on the bottle.
Pruning: Trim new shoots regularly to keep shape and encourage ramification.
Repotting: Repot every two years in early spring using free-draining bonsai soil.
Note: Can live outside during summer months but protect from frost.
Pet Friendly
Yes
Bonsai Variety

The Chinese Elm (Ulmus parvifolia) makes a truly beautiful bonsai with small bright green leaves. The tree has excellent twig structure and has great character throughout, making it the perfect representation of a woodland tree. In our opinion the Chinese Elm is the most perfectly proportioned, easy to care for and adaptable tree and makes a superb bonsai; which can be grown either indoors or outdoors. This variety of bonsai is superb for a beginners starter bonsai, it is fun to grow, style, prune and repot and grows relatively fast and is easy to care for. A fabulous bonsai which is perfect for beginners!

Delivery

🌿 Delivery Options
Choose your date
Service When will it arrive? Charge
Standard Delivery
(England, Wales & Southern Scotland)
Next working day (order before 3:25pm) or your chosen date FREE
Premium AM
(Weekdays before 1pm)
Next working day (order before 3:25pm) or your chosen date £8.99
Weekend Delivery Chosen Saturday or Sunday £8.99
Highlands & Islands
AB37–38, AB54–56, FK17–21, GY, HS, IV1–63, JE, KA27–28, KW1–17, PA20–49, PA60–78, PH19–26, PH30–40, PH42–44, PH49–50, TR21–25, ZE
Two working days (order before 3:25pm) or your chosen date £7.99
Northern Ireland Two working days (order before 3:25pm) or your chosen date £7.99
✅ Every bonsai is hand-checked, watered, and securely packaged for safe arrival.
📘 Printed care guide included with all orders.
🚚 All bonsai tree orders can be tracked and our couriers will notify you of your delivery slot.

Bonsai Care

🌱 Bonsai Care Guide
Beginner-friendly
Care What to do How often
Step 1 Read your printed Care Instruction Guide included with every bonsai tree before you begin. Upon arrival
On arrival In hot weather, stand pot in water for 5 minutes, then drain. Once on day 1
Position Indoor Bonsai – Bright daylight, avoid harsh midday sun & cold draughts. Outdoor Bonsai – bright to semi-shaded, sheltered position. All year
Water Check soil daily; keep damp to the touch (not soggy). In hot spells, soak the pot briefly. Daily check
Mist Lightly mist foliage to boost humidity and condition leaves. Once or twice a week
Feed Use bonsai fertiliser, diluted as directed. Follow the directions on the bottle. Species dependant
Prune Trim longer shoots to maintain shape and encourage new growth. As needed
Health If needed, use an invigorator/insecticide and follow the label instructions. If issues arise
🌿 Don’t worry! Your detailed printed care guide walks you through everything step by step.
🎥 Extra help & videos are available on our website.
✅ Every bonsai is checked, watered & securely packaged before dispatch.
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