| Simon & Schuster's Guide To Bonsai (Nature Guide Series) | 
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Sales Rank: 175552
Category: Book
Author: Gianfranco Giorgi
Publisher: Fireside
Studio: Fireside
Manufacturer: Fireside
Label: Fireside
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 256
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 4.4 x 0.6
ISBN: 0671734881
Dewey Decimal Number: 635.9772
EAN: 9780671734886
ASIN: 0671734881
Publication Date: May 15, 1991
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Product Description
Brimming with fascinating and practical details and illustrated with 150 beautiful color photographs, Simon & Schuster's Guide to Bonsai provides everything the plant enthusiast needs to know about this unique and intriguing art. An informative introduction gives such useful details as plant physiology, the history and philosophy of bonsai, choice of plants, and special tools and products to use in bonsai. The individual entries that follow describe over 125 species to cultivate and offer visual symbols that indicate whether full sun or shade, plentiful or little watering, and indoor or outdoor settings are best for a particular species. Simon & Schuster's Guide to Bonsai is a fascinating and authoritative reference to this exotic ancient art.
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 Beautiful pictures, straightforward advice August 12, 2007
I decided to order this book after purchasing a bonsai tree at Walmart (which I have since been told is a bad idea, but my tree is doing wonderfully in spite of its lowly beginnings). I'm a rather visual person, so the fact that the book is full of pictures is immensely helpful to me. It's a very informative little book and I would definitely recommend it to those who are looking to get into bonsai.
 Encyclopedia Bonsai August 30, 2003
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
The first one hundred or so pages of this book are devoted to the art of Bonsai before it goes into description of the different types of Bonsai. For each listing there is a photo of the tree in Bonsai form, as well as four icons. The icons tell whether or not this is an outdoor bonsai, how much water it needs, how much sun it can get, and how hard it is too grow. The actual description under each listing is divided into five parts: a brief description, repotting information, pruning and wiring information, feeding (fertilizing) information, and additional notes. Ultimately, the descriptions could be more detailed, but provide all of the necessary information.There are many species covered, but the list is by no means all-inclusive. Coast Redwood, Baobab and Cotoneaster are conspicuously missing from this text. The trees that are included: Acacia;
Apricot (two kinds);
Bo Tree;
Bougainvillea;
Box;
Camellia;
Carmona;
Cedar Of Lebanon;
Chinese Ash;
Chinese Juniper;
Chinese Persimmon;
Chinese Pistachio;
Common Horse Chestnut;
Common Myrtle;
Crab Apple (two kinds);
Crape Myrtle;
Cypress: Bald, Hinoki, Italian;
Dwarf Lilac;
East Indian Satin Wood;
Elephant Bush;
Elm: Caucasian, Chinese;
European Beech;
European Larch;
European White Birch;
Fig (four kinds);
Frethorn;
Giant Sequoia;
Glossy Privet;
Golden Larch;
Gooseberry;
Hazel;
Hawthorn;
Hemlock: Eastern, Japanese;
Hornbeam: Regular, Hop, Japanese;
Italian Alder;
Jacaranda;
Japanese Blume;
Japanese Larch;
Japanese Privet;
Japanese Red Cedar;
Japanese Sago Palm;
Japanese Wisteria;
Judas Tree (red bud);
Liquidambar;
Maidenhair Tree;
Manna Ash;
Maple: Trident, Field, Montpelier, Japan;
Mastic Tree;
Milkweed;
Narihira Bamboo;
Nebrodi Silver Fur;
Needle Juniper;
Nettle Tree: Southern, Chinese;
Oak: Cork, English, Holly;
Oleaster;
Olive: Wild, Common;
Orange Jasmine;
Pine: Arolla, Black, Japanese Black, Japanese Brocade, Japanese Red, Japanese White, Mountain, Scots;
Peach;
Pink Carnation;
Pomegranate: Regular, Dwarf;
Potentilla;
Queensland Umbrella Tree;
Quince (three kinds);
Rosemary;
Saint Lucie Cherry;
Setsuke Azalea;
Smoke Tree;
Spruce: Nowway, White, Yezo;
Strawberry Tree;
Sweet Chestnut;
Sycamore;
Tamarind;
Tamarisk;
Theezan Tea;
Thyme;
White Mulberry;
White Willow;
Wild Pear;
Winged Spindle;
Winter Jasmine;
Yew: English, Japanese;
Zelkova
A bonsai necessity January 14, 2001
16 out of 18 found this review helpful
Simon and Schuster's book of Bonsai is a classic to use for a bonsai enthusiast. It gives details on conditions, soils, plants and care for numerous plants used for bonsai. They have information that is not available in many other bonsai texts. I have read dozens of bonsai books and have over 15 of my own including this book. I would highly recommend it for all but the novice.
A good guide for identfying your new tree. June 12, 1998
6 out of 14 found this review helpful
More then 100 full-color photographs of 150 species of trees.
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