Bonsai Books
If you are looking to learn all you need to know about Bonsai, how to plant a Bonsai tree, trees for Bonsai, grow and maintain trees for Bonsai, then “The Art of Japanese Bonsai Trees – “How to Grow and Train Dwarf Trees like a Bonsai Master” by Bonsai master Kan Yashiroda and various contributing expert authors and newly edited with many new illustrations by Sam Gardener is the book for you.
Author: Kan Yashiroda, Sam Gardener
Paperback:
106 pages
Company: CreateSpace
(2012-03-27)
ISBN: 1475015747
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In The Secret Techniques of Bonsai, the author of the groundbreaking Bonsai With American Trees teams up with his son to offer not only the basics for creating perfect bonsai, but also secret techniques they’ve developed over years of careful work and observation.
The Kawasumis provide detailed, easy-to-follow information about growing bonsai from seedlings or beginner plants; expert advice on shaping, pruning, training, grafting and repotting trees; and new techniques for using tools. And, although the Kawasumi family is worldrenowned for their bonsai tool design, their instructions allow gardeners to improvise with other readily-accessible bonsai, gardening or even simple workshop tools. Step-by-step photographs accompany the text, many in full-color.
Masakuni Kawasumi III, the first qualified tree doctor for bonsai in Japan, contributes his unique insights to make this an invaluable resource for beginners and experienced enthusiasts alike.
Author: Masakuni Kawasumi II and Masakuni Kawasu III
Hardcover:
112 pages
Company: Kodansha USA
(2006-02-17)
ISBN: 4770029438
List Price: $29.00
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With their delicate foliage, seasonal color changes, and intricate pattern of branching, Japanese maples are among the most popular and suitable plants for bonsai design. In this long-awaited book, internationally renowned expert Peter Adams discusses both the specific horticultural needs of Japanese maples as bonsai subjects and illustrates proven techniques for creating and maintaining beautiful specimens. Although aimed at an audience that has some familiarity with bonsai techniques, the book deliberately shows a mix of bonsai at different stages in their training, so that less experienced enthusiasts can gain new ideas and inspiration from trees that are “works in progress.” Much more than a mere “how-to” book, Bonsai with Japanese Maples is a forthright attempt to look at bonsai as art objects and to critique and assess them from an artist’s perspective.
Author: Peter Adams
Hardcover:
156 pages
Illustrated
Company: Timber Press
(2006-10-15)
ISBN: 0881928097
List Price: $34.95
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Growing bonsai trees from seed is surprisingly easy and can be an incredibly rewarding experience. Germination on many types of tree seed is good with a large percentage achieving germination if fresh seed of the correct types of seed are chosen.
Contrary to what many people may think growing trees from seed can be fast and growth is quite rapid on many varieties. Most of all this can be done on a small budget and in no time at all you will be able to have plenty of small trees of different varieties to grow and train into bonsai.
This eBook will teach you the basic principles of seed sowing, from how to choose the best varieties, whether to collect or buy the seed, and how to sow the seed with advice on caring for the seedlings. It will also give a description of how to treat all the most popular tree seed types for bonsai.
As a hobby, keeping bonsai is an extremely rewarding experience and when one grows the bonsai trees from seed it is even more so as you can develop a personal relationship with each tree having seen its development from germination to tree.
One of the main advantages of growing trees from seed is that it costs so little, and if the seeds are personally collected then there is no outlay at all which is even more satisfying.
Whether you live in a tropical country in the southern hemisphere or in a cool temperate region of the northern hemisphere, the treatment of seeds for sowing may be different.
What is common though is that you will be amazed and delighted at your collection of germinating tree seedlings which will continue to fascinate you as these quickly develop into larger young trees. This to me is what nature is all about.
There are many different types and classifications of tree seed. There are those which require a period of dormancy while others are best sown immediately. Some seeds may take several years to germinate while others will start sprouting within a week or two of being sown.
Chapters in the book are as follows:-
1) Introduction
2) Seed Types and Characteristics
3) Seed Treatments
4) What You Will Need
5) Collecting or Buying Your Seed
6) Storing Your Seed
7) Sowing Your Seed
Pricking Out and Potting On
9) Initial Pruning
10) Some of the Best Tree Varieties
11) Useful Links
This book has an active table of contents and a section with many links to excellent online suppliers of tree and other seeds, researched over many years by the author.
Author: Bruce Bullock
Kindle Edition:
30 pages
Kindle eBook
Company:
(2011-03-26)
(2011-03-26)
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From advice on evaluating and selecting plants, to assessing plant health, and troubleshooting, this comprehensive guide is any readers step-by-step entry into this ancient and beautiful living art. Covers over 50 varieties of plants and trees which can be cultivated into captivating miniatures.
Author: Colin Lewis
Paperback:
160 pages
Company: Storey Publishing, LLC
(1996-01-10)
ISBN: 0882668536
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Breaks down key information on cultivating bonsai into 101 easy-to-grasp tips and gives quick answers to all your questions.
Author: Harry Tomlinson
Paperback:
72 pages
Company: DK ADULT
(2003-09-08)
ISBN: 0789496879
List Price: $5.00
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Presenting a unique blend of information and ideas, The Complete Book of Bonsai is a comprehensive, practical guide to the traditions and artistic principles of growing and maintaining bonsai trees. Over 300 bonsai trees and shrubs are described, over 100 of them in an outstanding full-color photographic catalogue.
Author: Harry Tomlinson
Hardcover:
224 pages
Company: Abbeville Press
(1991-03-01)
ISBN: 1558591184
List Price: $45.00
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This is a comprehensive book detailing all you need to know about keeping bonsai trees. It is a compilation of four other books that I have published, ‘Caring for your Chinese Elm Bonsai’, ‘How to Grow Bonsai Trees From Seed’, ‘How to Start a Bonsai Tree Nursery Business’ and ‘Growing African Trees for Bonsai and Garden’.
For the begginer it will provide a wealth of information to start out on this rewarding hobby.In the section on growing bonsai from seed,useful links are also given for seed suppliers. If you are interested in growing a small internet mail order business selling bonsai, then there are chapters giving the authors personal experience in selling bonsai.
This book runs to over 30000 words, or approximately 100 kindle pages, with 37 photos.
Author: Bruce Bullock
Kindle Edition:
155 pages
Kindle eBook
Company:
(2011-10-21)
(2011-10-21)
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If you are interested in growing trees and plants and wanted to start a small bonsai tree nursery then this book will provide some useful information. A small tree or plant nursery can be profitable and provide a another source of income. Bonsai trees are surprising easy to keep and sell well on the internet. In this book you will learn about the basic requirements for a small nursery, and what inputs are needed. A tree or plant nursery can be established on a minimal budget and provide regular income year-round with little maintenance. The ins and outs of selling bonsai (or plants) on eBay are discussed, as well as packaging and posting. Trees can be grown quickly and easily from seed or seedlings and are always popular for sale. Includes an active table of contents and active useful links for suppliers. The author is an eBay Powerseller at the time of writing.
Author: Bruce Bullock
Kindle Edition:
45 pages
Kindle eBook
Company: Bruce Bullock
(2011-07-22)
(2011-07-22)
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Author: Werner Busch
Paperback:
256 pages
Company: Cassell
(2005-02-01)
ISBN: 1844033503
List Price: $14.95
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