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This simple guide for first-time bonsai growers, with easy instructions and more than 200 full-color photos and drawings, covers selecting a hardy specimen; the essentials of pruning, wiring, and aging; and keeping your bonsai healthy. Learn the many styles of bonsai shaping, important tree forms, forest groupings, and more.


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Text: English, French (translation)

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  • Paperback: 120 pages
  • Publisher: Sterling (June 28, 1993)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0806903279
  • ISBN-13: 978-0806903279
  • Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 6.1 x 0.4 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #438,081 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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2.0 out of 5 stars Bonsai Basics, November 15, 2001
By Beth (Mobile, AL USA) - See all my reviews
As a bonsai enthusiast (NOT master!), I have been designing bonsai for several years, and have acquired a few dozen books on the subject. Personally, I was unimpressed with this book. While it had some valid information, I noticed incorrect techniques photographed (trees with wire cutting in to the bark, or having wire scars). I didn't find the book particularly helpful.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Just the basics, May 12, 2005
By William Black "buddman921" (La Vergne, TN United States) - See all my reviews
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This book is great for beginners. It is explains different styles and has illustrations as well as descriptions. The techniques it uses are valid. My only concern was that this book tends to over simplify things. Taking cuttings is one example. The book suggests that this is the best way to get stock. Anyone that has ever tried to take cuttings realizes the falacy in that.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Muddled Explanations Spoil an Informative Book, June 30, 2008
As a complete beginner I thought that this book would be the perfect way to get into bonsai. While it does seem to have been written by a couple of very experienced people, I had trouble finding any real step-by-step descriptions. They seem to bounce around too much and even after several passes through the book, I still don't feel like I have a firm grasp of the full process (which they advertise as the point of the book). I would suggest looking elsewhere. The book may be a complete source of bonsai information, but I was left confused as I found myself repeatedly flipping back and fourth looking for information that should have been grouped together.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent for beginners and as a resource guide
This is a very well written guide to starting and caring for your Bonsai. Once I get this mastered I would like to get the Master School Books.
Published 23 months ago by Tatiana Yingling

2.0 out of 5 stars Authoritative, yet condescending, and culturally uninformed
Surprisingly enough, this book was written by two Westerners, for Westerners. Upon reading this book, one wonders why Orientals are praised in numerous passages as metaphysical... Read more
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