ISBN: 1462921930 9781462921935

Category: Gardening / Japanese Gardens

Page count: 192

<b>Go beneath the soil with this hand-drawn guide!</b><br><br>This book is sure to become your go-to reference for all things bonsai. Beautifully illustrated with details and views a camera simply can't show, <i>Introduction to Bonsai</i> offers a unique and insightful look at these mini ecosystems.<br><br><b>This complete guide contains all the information you need to create and maintain your own bonsai:</b><ul><li>Handy monthly bonsai maintenance schedules detail proper watering, pruning, wiring, transplanting and other upkeep activities throughout the year</li><li>Leaves, fruits, flowers, and processes are presented up-close to help make growing and upkeep as successful and simple as possible</li><li>Diagrams show where, how much, and in what direction pruning, wiring, watering and other maintenance should be performed</li><li>Clear, detailed illustrations of every part of the bonsai ensure that you'll see everything you need to see, exactly as you need to see it—making this a great resource for collectors and enthusiasts at all levels</li></ul><br><b>Learn the specific ways to care for more than 40 types of popular bonsai trees, including:</b><ul><li>Flowering Bonsai—cherry blossom, dogwood, azalea and lilac</li><li>Fruiting Bonsai—crab apple, persimmon, Chinese quince and burning bush</li><li>Coniferous and Deciduous Bonsai—maple, Japanese beech, black pine and salt cedar</li></ul><br>Prepared by the editors of Japan's popular <i>Bonsai Sekai<i> (<i>Bonsai World</i>) magazine,this handbook is designed to make care and maintenance easy for bonsai beginners—from seeds to root systems and from basic watering to your first transplant.