Growing Bonsai

Author : Pat Lucke Morris,Sigrun Wolff Saphire
Publisher : Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Page : 122 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9781889538426

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Growing Bonsai Indoors by Pat Lucke Morris,Sigrun Wolff Saphire Pdf

Tailored to the needs of first-time bonsai growers, this hands-on guide explains step-by-step how to make indoor bonsai flourish. You'll find a thorough overview of the most common bonsai styles - fully illustrated with color photos and line drawings - along with advice on wiring and pruning from renowned experts. This handy guide also serves as a helpful reference for buying bonsai and connecting with other enthusiasts locally and around the world.--COVER.

Author : Ken Norman
Publisher : Lorenz Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Bonsai
ISBN : 0754815722

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Growing Bonsai by Ken Norman Pdf

The essential practical guide to a classic art.

Author : Larry Student,Shirley Student
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
Page : 59 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2011-12-20
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9781462903108

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Beginning Bonsai by Larry Student,Shirley Student Pdf

Learn to grow and care for decorative bonsai trees with this user-friendly Japanese gardening book. For those with no bonsai tree growing experience, Beginning Bonsai: The Gentle Art of Miniature Tree Growing covers everything from buying the first plant for beginning bonsai to creating a miniature landscape of rocks, grasses and trees. Authors Larry and Shirley Student describe different bonsai styles, list important tools, explain pruning and pinching and introduce procedures like defoliation. They cover all aspects of how to cultivate these miniature trees, anticipating common problems and offering practical bonsai advice gained from years of working with plants. Bonsai gardening topics include: Bonsai from different sources Choosing a bonsai site Essential techniques and materials Forests, groves, and Saikei Care of bonsai: a five-point program Root pruning and repotting Seasonal Changes Advanced Techniques Varieties of Bonsai Trees The clear, step-by-step instructions and photographs ensure that even the most inexperienced gardener will be able to start creating beautiful bonsai in no time. Despite being small, bonsai are not delicate--they are strong, hardy trees and creating them is a rewarding and inexpensive hobby that anyone can take up--even without an effortless green thumb.

Author : Peter Chan
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2014-05-06
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9781629142623

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Bonsai by Peter Chan Pdf

For everyone from beginners to masters, the one essential book to growing, grooming, and caring for your bonsai tree. Bonsai is the ancient craft of carefully regulating the growth and shape of trees in order to produce miniature versions of mature trees. Dating back over one thousand years to ancient Japan, bonsai trees are some of the most beautiful and meticulously looked-after plants in the world, and in recent years bonsai have exploded in popularity in the Western world. Bonsai, written by world-renowned bonsai expert Peter Chan, is the essential compendium for anyone interested in trying out bonsai for the first time or adding more bonsai to their existing collections, detailing everything you need to know about buying and maintaining a magnificent bonsai tree, including: How to pick the right bonsai for you Tools and supplies to ensure your bonsai prospers How to shape your bonsai into different styles How different pots affect the growth of your bonsai And much more! With hundreds of color photographs and easy-to-read directions and explanations on a variety of subjects, Bonsai is the only book you’ll ever need to successfully start and maintain your own beautiful bonsai tree collection.

Author : Richard W. Bender
Publisher : Stackpole Books
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 0811727882

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Herbal Bonsai by Richard W. Bender Pdf

How to use woody herbs to grow mature bonsai in one year or less. This practical guide provides tips on training, caring, and decorating.

Author : Colin Lewis,Neil Sutherland
Publisher : Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 1402713584

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Grow Your Own Bonsai by Colin Lewis,Neil Sutherland Pdf

Part art, part horticulture, a properly shaped, trained, and potted bonsai becomes more beautiful with age. Covering every key technique and style, plus cultivation, maintenance, and display, these right-from-the-beginning basics go from root to leaf to bud—the entire lifecycle of a tree. In large, close-up photos, see how they grow, and how to buy and propagate them from seed or cutting. Trim, shape with wire, repot, root prune, and do summer pinching. Most spectacular are the displays, shown in detailed pictures, with information on preparing them, including choosing a pot. Successfully nurture a micro-forest on a slab; a simple, but wonderfully effective raft planting; a dramatic tree with its roots wrapped around a rock; and other breathtaking bonsai.

Author : J. Moriarty
Publisher : J. Moriarty
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2015-01-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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How to Grow Bonsai for Fun or Profit: The Complete Guide to Having Fun or Making Money with Bonsai Trees - Bonzai, Banzai by J. Moriarty Pdf

Bonsai can be many things: From a hobby to an art form to a business. You can have many hours of enjoyment in the growing and care of Bonsai as well as the satisfaction you will gain in displaying it. Bonsai can also result in financial profit if you choose to pursue it as a business. They say that, “Art imitates life” and this is exactly what bonsai is. The ultimate goal of Bonsai is to create a realistic depiction of nature in a miniature form. Bonsai can expand your creativity. Some Bonsai trees, such as the Ficus Bonsai Tree at Crespi, Italy or the Old Pine Bonsai tree at Mansei-en, Japan are over 1,000 years old. The most expensive Bonsai tree, a centuries old Pine, sold for 1.3 million dollars. Many successful businesses begin as hobbies and Bonsai is well suited as a niche industry. Bonsai trees can be grown for very little money and can sell for huge dollars. Bonsai is a low cost, easy start-up business and the sky is the limit. Whatever your goal with Bonsai, this guide has you covered, from the hobbyist to the artist to the business person. It gives you an in-depth knowledge (with picture examples) of Bonsai and the “Fast Start” section can have you up and running in no time. If you are interested in the business aspects of Bonsai the “Fast Start” section shows you how to double your money with very little effort.

Author : DK
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2014-07-01
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9781465434791

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Bonsai by DK Pdf

Bonsai brings serenity to the home with beautiful miniature trees in idyllic container landscapes. Now DK brings this ancient practice into the 21st century, explaining how to grow and care for bonsai trees with a clear step-by-step approach. With advice on choosing trees and ideas for displaying bonsai, this book will help you create a beautiful living centerpiece for the home that could last a lifetime or more. Bonsai offers step-by-step sequences showing how to make 20 projects and how to care for more than 80 types of miniature tree.

Author : Harry Tomlinson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Bonsai
ISBN : 0868244112

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The Complete Book of Bonsai by Harry Tomlinson Pdf

Author : Jerry Meislik
Publisher : FriesenPress
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2019-03-27
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781525532894

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The World of Ficus Bonsai by Jerry Meislik Pdf

Jerry Meislik is a well-known bonsai lecturer, demonstrator, teacher and writer. He has written articles for many of the major bonsai publications including Bonsai Journal of the American Bonsai Society and Bonsai Clubs International magazine. Jerry maintains a very active bonsai web site at www.bonsaihunk.us. There are more than 70 articles written by Jerry in various online forums and groups. The author is an acknowledged expert on the genus Ficus as it is applied to the growing of bonsai. He previous book on Figs, Ficus: The Exotic Bonsai was printed in both hard and soft cover editions. This prior book was used as the start and backbone of this new book The World of Ficus Bonsai. This new book is written for the everyday bonsai grower who wishes help in growing, styling and making the best fig bonsai possible from a tree or two and also contains information about figs suitable for the advanced bonsai grower and artist. The book is highly enhanced from the first book as it now contains over 40 Ficus species references that will greatly help the bonsai enthusiast to identify and to grow these specimens. Also included are photos of many Ficus species to aid in identifying the often confusing world of Ficus. There is also a list of Ficus that likely will prove difficult to grow as bonsai. Jerry has held many offices in the bonsai world. He has been president and vice-president of the Big Sky Bonsai Society; chairman of the publications committee of the American Bonsai Society; a member of the board of the National Bonsai Foundation; and is an honorary member of the Ann Arbor Bonsai Society of Michigan. Jerry has had two of his masterpiece bonsai accepted into the Matthaei Botanical Gardens Bonsai collection of the University of Michigan and into the Denver Botanic Garden Bonsai collection. He has traveled abroad to Canada, Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, Canada, Chile, Myanmar, Argentina and other countries to give demonstrations as well as to study their bonsai culture and of course to view and to learn from their bonsai trees.

Author : Christian Pessey,Rmy Samson
Publisher : Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 0806903279

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Bonsai Basics by Christian Pessey,Rmy Samson Pdf

Photographs and illustrations help demonstrate how to care for bonsai trees; includes the history of the bonsai tree; techniques for pruning, wiring, and aging the trees; advice on watering and feeding; and information on choosing the right tree.

Author : Larry W Morton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2016-04-08
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0692521399

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Modern Bonsai Practice by Larry W Morton Pdf

The most current, useful information on growing Bonsai. Fresh, practical, definitive reference guide to the finest art of horticulture. Common sense bonsai answers separating myth from fact. Appropriate for everyone interested in the simplified science of growing miniature trees or landscape garden plants. Featuring Walter Pall Bonsai.

Author : Akira Kobayashi
Publisher : stefano tirendi
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2023-12-06
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Bonsai by Akira Kobayashi Pdf

Obtaining satisfactory results in the art of bonsai is much less arduous than one might think: It is enough to learn some basic rules that explain how to behave in different situations, arm yourself with patience and passion, and start, even though you are a beginner. In this manual: ★ The steps necessary to obtain a bonsai of good value. ★ You will find advice on how to search for the suitable plant, indications on the various styles of bonsai, up to the description of the real care that our miniature tree needs, such as pruning, binding, repotting, etc. ★ A large section is dedicated to the description of the characteristics of the most common plants, to offer a quick and safe reference in each phase of the work. ★ A large section is dedicated to the description and care of the plant diseases: Animal and plant pests Problems due to the environment Diseases due to excess or lack of nutrients Injuries and wounds What are you waiting for to start your new hobby? Keep Calm and Grow Bonsai ◆ Ready to get started? Scroll to the top "Add to Cart" and click “Buy Now” ◆

Author : Daiki Sato
Publisher : Daiki Sato
Page : 153 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2021-03-05
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Bonsai by Daiki Sato Pdf

Master the art of growing healthy, robust and gorgeous bonsai trees and unlock the therapeutic benefits of the ancient practice with this comprehensive guide to cultivating bonsai trees Have you ever laid eyes upon a magnificent bonsai tree and wondered if you could replicate that beauty in your own home and private space? Do you want to adopt a wholesome new hobby that will develop your gardening chops while helping you get rid of stress? If yes, then you absolutely need to get your hands on this guide! In this book, Daiki Sato covers everything you need to need to know about bonsai trees to become a bonafide expert, from its history and modern practices to designing, growing and successfully maintaining and attractive, well-kept bonsai trees. Here's a small snippet of what you're going to learn in the definitive guide to growing bonsai: ● The 5 basic styles of bonsai gardening and how to choose the style you want based on your preference and level of skill ● The 3 essential bonsai growing styles that are perfect for beginners to get started with ● The different types of trees that are great for bonsai gardening, and how to choose one best suitable for your lifestyle ● A comprehensive list of all the necessary tools you're going to need if you want to cultivate robust bonsai trees without fuss or headaches ● The 3 most important features to consider when choosing the perfect pot or container to house your bonsai tree ● How to select the right soil and mix your own potting soil to cultivate your bonsai tree ● Step-by-step instructions to wire and bend a bonsai tree with essential wiring tips to make it easier ● ...and tons more! Growing beautiful, healthy and gorgeous bonsai trees is a skill anyone can learn, no matter your level of gardening skills or experience. Filled with insights and practical advice, this guide has all the information you need to create balance and liven up your living space with beautiful miniature trees.

Author : Bonsai Empire
Publisher : Bonsai Empire
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2018-03-03
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9788892502802

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Juniper Bonsai Guide by Bonsai Empire Pdf

Learn how to maintain your Juniper Bonsai tree with the "Juniper Bonsai Guide". Junipers are incredibly popular Bonsai trees, sold at many stores and online shops. They are strong trees and very suitable for beginners at the art of Bonsai. But how do you keep your tree alive? And how can you maintain its shape? The "Juniper Bonsai Guide" explains the care guidelines, cultivation and design principles for the Juniper. It includes over a hundred photos and explains techniques including watering, fertilizing, repotting, pruning and wiring in easy to use step-by-step guides. - over 100 stunning images - explains Juniper care, styling and propagation - with step-by-step explanations - all techniques explained specifically for the Juniper Bonsai Empire is the world's most visited Bonsai website and has provided beginners with quality information for over a decade. We have developed this Juniper guide to help you get a taste of this fascinating and living art, and make sure you know how to care for your Juniper Bonsai!