Bonsai : the Art of Growing and Keeping Miniature Trees - Hardcover

Chan, Peter

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1555213839 ISBN 13: 9781555213831

Publisher: Book Sales Inc, 1991

Synopsis

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.

About this title

About the Author:

Peter Chan has been awarded twenty-one Chelsea Flower Show gold medals, a record among bonsai specialists. He is the author of eight bestselling books on bonsai and gardening, and his books have been translated into many languages. Chan lives in the United Kingdom, where he owns and operates a bonsai nursery.

About this edition

• Publisher: Book Sales Inc
• Publication date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 1555213839
• ISBN 13: 9781555213831
• Binding: Hardcover