The Bonsai Book: The Definitive Illustrated Guide

This beautiful, full-color, authoritative book presents, in a practical yet inspirational way, Dan Barton's expert knowledge and two decades of research on the joy of Bonsai. He gives detailed step-by-step horticultural instructions and fascinating insight into the creative process of Bonsai and provides a genuine understanding of the subject.

As well as giving the essential descriptions of stock, equipment, basic care, and training techniques, the book includes new methods of achieving quicker results, a Bonsai calendar showing routing tasks on a month-by-month basis, and the use of modern materials, all of great value to today's Bonsai enthusiast. Subjects includes:

• Making a start, Potting up and re-potting
• Composts, Watering, Feeding and fertilizers
• Formal upright style Chokkan and derivatives
• Informal upright style moyogi
• Slanting style shakan Windswept style fukinagashi
• Semi-cascade style han-kengai
• Cascade style kengai
• Single-trunk variations
• Twin-trunk style sokan
• Forest group style yose-ue
• Multi-trunk variations
• Propagation, Seeds, Cuttings, Grafting
• Propagation from air-layering
• Pests and diseases, Bacteria and viruses, Insects and pests
• And much, much more

Beautifully illustrated throughout with strikingly original and instructive photographs, line drawings, and working schedules, The Bonsai Book is a must for would-be Bonsai enthusiasts and experts alike, and its fabulous presentation makes it an ideal gift.