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The Art of Natural Bonsai: Replicating Nature's Beauty

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If you have been studying everything you can get your hands on and are looking for something beyond the basic "tree identification/how to prune" book, then this is the book for you.

This is a beautiful book that documents the author's many trees, from beginning to end, with beautiful photos and many pages of the author's tips, tricks, and experiences with each tree profiled.

I've learned more about the progression of bonsai growth from this book than all the websites/blogs/library books I've seen.

You will not regret buying this book.

As an avid gardener, but newbie to bonsai, all I can say is that this book is inspiring. I had been toying around with the thought of getting into bonsai for about 5 years. I have 5-10 books on the subject, but always felt that I didn't have all of the info. This book not only is a great how to book, but is also filled with photos of the author's beautiful trees. He does a great job showing his love for the art, and showing how you can do it also. The only thing that this book is lacking is a sequel, so I thank him and his wife for making the completion of this book a priority. It has given me the confidence to move forward!

Simply stated, this is the best book on bonsai. Amazingly, it has photo documentation of dozens of bonsai trees, and what techniques he used on them, over the 20 years of their development. It is a detailed and brilliantly planned how-to that other books just don't touch. It has advanced techniques and even instructions for concrete pot making. This book is chock-full of information. As the title of the book states, his trees have a natural, poetic look to them that will inspire you. The author is a true master artist. If you are serious about bonsai, this book is an absolute must-have.

If you want to become a Bonsai enthusiast this book is for you. Everything you could ever want to know on how to care for your little trees.

One can tell that Dave Joyce has given hundreds of lectures on Bonsai and I can not think of any question that is not answered in this epic work.

This is one of the best books on creating and understanding Bonsai that I have ever read. The pictures are top class; the explanations are easy for the beginner, yet exciting for the advanced Bonsai keeper. A source of plenty ideas and inspiration.

David Joyce's "The Art of Natural Bonsai: Replicating Nature's Beauty" is the most practical and clear-written of 4 bonsai books that this bonsai beginner has read. The author is clearly experienced in his avocation; the citations include decades of work on his bonsai stock.

The late David Joyce is extremely descriptive in showing how to carry out each task necessary to create a vigorous and healthy tree. He is not preachy in adherence to his methods, either, he simply states what he has done and not done, whether or not such practices were successful, and whether he has seen evidence to support differing methods.

A beginner in the bonsia hobby would do well to read this book before any other!

The Art of Natural Bonsai was written by a man with great love and passion for bonsai. It is well planned, very readable and contains much very practical and useful information for both bonsai design, planning, and horticulture for the advanced hobbyist. It is artistically magnificent. The "Natural Style" is currently in vogue and this text fills a need as many older books are focused on the classical Japanese styles. It is an excellent investment for any bonsai library.

Very good book. Shows through case studies how to create natural looking bonsai from seedlings to nursery stock or plants collected in the wild. All of the plants shown are from his own collection and he shows the progression on each over many years, from rough plant to styled bonsai.

I have read them all. This is the book I re-read, year after year. A must have for anyone wanting to develop a deeper understanding of Bonsai. A labor of love from Mr. Joyce. Thanks to his wife for seeing it through to publication. Natural Bonsai. The name says it all.

This really was a great book and I am very glad that I bought it. It has tons of usefull information. There are tons of color pictures and lots of case by case studies. Which show process and the result. I would recamend and I did give it 5 stars.