Bonsai: The Art of Growing and Keeping Miniature Trees

Description

For everyone from beginners to masters, an essential full-color guide 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 youTools and supplies to ensure your bonsai prospersHow to shape your
bonsai into different stylesHow different pots affect the growth of your
bonsaiAnd 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. “Bonsai is simply the art and science of growing miniature
trees and shrubs in decorative pots. And yet, there is so much mystique
surrounding its practice that many people, including those with green fingers,
are put off by what appears to be a very complicated and lengthy process.
However, if one were to take the trouble to delve a little deeper one would
soon discover that ordinary horticultural principles are involved, and that
bonsai is really no more than an extension of everyday gardening. The only
difference is that the trees and pots have a particular aesthetic quality
about them both as individuals in their own right and as ensembles.” Read more

Features:

Product Details:

• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Skyhorse; Illustrated edition (May 6, 2014)
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Paperback ‏ : ‎ 176 pages
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1629141682
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 88
• Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2 pounds
• Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.5 x 0.6 x 9.5 inches
• Best Sellers Rank: #88,209 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #13 in Japanese Garden (Books) #24 in Tree Gardening #56 in House Plant Gardening
• #13 in Japanese Garden (Books)
• #24 in Tree Gardening