A guide which aims to make the art of bonsai uncomplicated and fun, with a step-by-step guide to cultivation and pruning, a month-by-month care plan and explanatory line drawings, all well-suited to beginners. The author answers specific questions on over 30 individual species, demonstrating that beautiful and inexpensive miniatures may be grown from the seeds and saplings of deciduous trees, conifers and shrubs readily found in gardens.
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Busch reveals the mysteries of creating the dramatic, often startling miniature plants that typify the art of Bonsai. He highlights more than 30 native species of deciduous trees, shrubs, and conifers and explains the necessary elements of growing and shaping them. He offers detailed pointers on Bonsai's aesthetic requirements, and numerous color photographs illustrate this art form that originated in China and evolved more fully in Japan. Written for newcomers, Busch's manual yet provides helpful counsel to experienced gardeners, too. Alice Joyce
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"Armed with this book, anyone can have a go at growing bonsai."--Organic Gardening
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16 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
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"Native" applies to Europeans,
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This review is from: Bonsai: From Native Trees and Shrubs (Hardcover)
This is an excellent -- and useful -- book for those who wish to use native trees for their bonsai. However, to get the best benefit from it, you need to live in Europe, since the 'natives' are from that continent.
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outstanding,
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This review is from: Bonsai: Grow Your Own Bonsai from Cuttings, Seeds, and Saplings (Paperback)
I think this book is excellent. Although the trees are native to Europe, most of the advice applies perfectly to people in temperate North America. Scots Pine, yew, spindle, beech, hawthorn, apple, willow etc... all species are covered in detail with info on training, pests, propagation, etc.... Definitely not just for Europeans, anyone in the Eastern U.S. and most of Canada will find this very useful. Great photos, too!-j
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This review is from: Bonsai: Grow Your Own Bonsai from Cuttings, Seeds, and Saplings (Paperback)
This is a great book--lots of valuable information, pictures, and info and different species of bonsai. Practical.
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Bonsai generally refers to the Chinese art of restricting the growth of trees through special cultivation techniques and keeping these miniature trees in tiny containers, giving them the look and power of expression of ancient trees despite their small size. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
specialist bonsai nurseries, spraying several times, bonsai cultivation, broom style, wound sealant, bonsai container, arctic birch, hard tap water, anchoring wires, twig structure, upright style, thickening growth, grey alder, common alder, first pruning, downy birch, basic shaping, durmast oak, wild seedlings, mineral fertiliser, mite spray, affected leaves, common beech, suitable spray, gall mite Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Propagation Collect, Walter Pall, Deciduous Right, Conifers Right, Deciduous Far, Pruning Seedlings, Propagation Seeds, Pruning Older, Werner Trachsel, Wiring Branches, Wiring Older, Wiring Wiring New!
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Bonsai generally refers to the Chinese art of restricting the growth of trees through special cultivation techniques and keeping these miniature trees in tiny containers, giving them the look and power of expression of ancient trees despite their small size. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
specialist bonsai nurseries, spraying several times, bonsai cultivation, broom style, wound sealant, bonsai container, arctic birch, hard tap water, anchoring wires, twig structure, upright style, thickening growth, grey alder, common alder, first pruning, downy birch, basic shaping, durmast oak, wild seedlings, mineral fertiliser, mite spray, affected leaves, common beech, suitable spray, gall mite Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Propagation Collect, Walter Pall, Deciduous Right, Conifers Right, Deciduous Far, Pruning Seedlings, Propagation Seeds, Pruning Older, Werner Trachsel, Wiring Branches, Wiring Older, Wiring Wiring New!
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