Bonsai

by Treasure, Martin

• ISBN13: 9780715311332
• ISBN10: 0715311336
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-10-01
• Publisher: David & Charles

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 6
Getting started	p. 8
Bonsai sources	p. 8
What makes a good bonsai	p. 16
What to avoid	p. 17
Bonsai styles	p. 18
Care and training	p. 24
Watering	p. 24
Feeding	p. 25
Site selection	p. 26
Pruning, trimming and pinching	p. 27
Leaf pruning	p. 29
Wiring	p. 31
Bonsai tools	p. 34
Choosing pots	p. 36
Root pruning and repotting	p. 38
Pests and diseases	p. 42
Bonsai season planner	p. 44
Life histories	p. 46
Acer thick-trunked trident maple	p. 46
Acer root-over-rock trident maple	p. 50
Acer two hedgerow maples	p. 52
Acer parent japanese mountain maple	p. 56
Acer air-layered japanese mountain maples	p. 58
Berberis mature berberis	p. 64
Betula reclaimed birches	p. 66
Buxus ancient boxwood	p. 70
Cedrus a pair of dwarf cedars of lebanon	p. 72
Chamaecyparis false cypress group planting	p. 76
Chamaecyparis hinoki cypress trio	p. 78
Cotoneaster cotoneaster cascade	p. 82
Crataegus aged hollow-trunk common hawthorn	p. 84
Crataegus multi-trunk common hawthorn	p. 86
Fagus european beech	p. 88
Fraxinus naturally stunted european ash	p. 90
Ginkgo candle-flame maidenhair tree	p. 92
Juniperus driftwood-style needle juniper	p. 96
Juniperus juniper cascade	p. 98
Lonicera garden-hedge dwarf honeysuckles	p. 100
Lonicera "large" dwarf honeysuckle	p. 104
Lonicera "small" dwarf honeysuckle	p. 106
Picea root-on-rock 'little gem' spruce	p. 108
Picea root-on-rock dwarf spruce	p. 110
Pinus large formal scotch pine hybrid	p. 112
Pinus literati-style scotch pine	p. 114
Pinus informal upright scotch pine	p. 116
Prunus rescued blackthorn	p. 118
Salix restored weeping willow	p. 120
Salix weeping willow cutting	p. 122
Styrax stately styrax	p. 124
Wisteria driftwood wisteria	p. 128
Display	p. 130
Displaying bonsai in your home	p. 130
Displaying bonsai at exhibitions	p. 132
Accent plantings	p. 134
Displaying bonsai in your garden	p. 136
Addresses and glossary	p. 142
Index	p. 144
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