Beginning Bonsai - by Larry Student & Shirley Student (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>How to plant, prune, and train bonsai trees<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>Learn to grow and care for decorative bonsai trees with this user-friendly Japanese gardening book.</b> <p/>For those with no bonsai tree growing experience, <i>Beginning Bonsai: The Gentle Art of Miniature Tree Growing</i> 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. <p/><b>Bonsai gardening topics include: </b><ul><li> Bonsai from different sources</li><li> Choosing a bonsai site</li><li> Essential techniques and materials</li><li> Forests, groves, and Saikei</li><li> Care of bonsai: a five-point program</li><li> Root pruning and repotting</li><li> Seasonal Changes</li><li> Advanced Techniques</li><li> Varieties of Bonsai Trees</li> </ul><br>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.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>A wonderful book for anyone intrigued by bonsai but hesitant to start. it provides the beginner the excitement and confidence to launch into this fascinating hobby. --<b>Kurt Seastrand, past president, <i>National Bonsai Association</i></b><br><br>The authors have clearly outlined the procedures to successfully achieve the dwarfing of trees. Anyone who has thought of pursuing this hobby will find the Students' book a friendly guide. --<b>John W. Trexler, executive director, <i>Worcester County Horticultural Society</i></b><br><br>The book provides all the information you need to grow bonsai. it's easily read, is fully illustrated, and entices one into the world of the miniature. --<b>William Smedley V, bonsai enthusiast and past president, <i>American Bonsai Association</i></b><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Shirley and Larry Student are charter members of the Northeast Bonsai Association, of which Larry Student was past president. They have their own bonsai nursery and teach bonsai at horticultural societies and garden centers throughout the northeastern United States.
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