Growing & Displaying Bonsai

By Colin Lewis and Neil Sutherland

Book Overview

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 incredibly detailed pictures, with information on preparing them, including choosing a pot. Successfully nurture a handsome, broom-style zelkova, with the branch patterns reflected in the surface root formations; a micro-forest on a slab, with depth and perspective; a simple, but wonderfully effective raft planting; and a dramatic-looking tree with its roots wrapped around a rock.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0806976535
• ISBN13: 9780806976532
• Release Date: December 1899
• Publisher: Sterling
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 1.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.8" x 1.0" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

one of the best

this is one of the best books i've ever been able to find on bonsai. it helped me tremendously. answers a lot of questions i was left with after reading other books. pictures are just the ones i need; not display, but process. that's important.

srsj@narai.diw.go.th

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