A Practical Step-By-Step Guide to Growing and Displaying Bonsai - Hardcover

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.

Grow magnificent "trees in a pot" by learning the ancient art of bonsai. They are some of the most fulfilling of all plants to grow and train. Their sinewy forms are endlessly fascinating, as their trunks and branches twist and turn in seemingly impossible ways. It's this characteristic, combined with their small size, that make bonsai so extraordinarily appealing. Once you know how to create and maintain the most popular varieties, they will provide you with wonderful aesthetic pleasure in any setting.