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Secret Techniques of Bonsai : A Guide to Starting, Raising, and Shaping Bonsai by Kay Yokota, Masakuni Kawasumi II and Masakuni Kawasumi III (2013, Hardcover)
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The Kawasumis provide detailed, easy-to-follow information about growing bonsai from seedlings or beginner plants; expert advice on shaping, pruning, training, grafting and repotting trees; and new techniques for using tools.
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Product Identifiers
PublisherKodansha America, Incorporated
ISBN-101568365438
ISBN-139781568365435
eBay Product ID (ePID)171796415
Product Key Features
Book TitleSecret Techniques of Bonsai : a Guide to Starting, Raising, and Shaping Bonsai
Number of Pages114 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicJapanese Gardens, Ornamental Plants
Publication Year2013
IllustratorYes
GenreGardening
AuthorKay Yokota, Masakuni Kawasumi II, Masakuni Kawasumi III
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight24.7 Oz
Item Length10.5 in
Item Width7.8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition22
TitleLeadingThe
Reviews"Incorporating advice from his son, a tree doctor, the author teaches how to produce splendid specimens." -The Washington Post, "Incorporating advice from his son, a tree doctor, the author teaches how to produce splendid specimens." -- The Washington Post "The Kawasumis, famous for their bonsai tool design, offer detailed advice for using numerous bonsai tools, step-by-step instruction for growing bonsai from seedlings of cuttings, as well as techniques for pruning, shaping, grafting, training and repotting trees." -- Country Accents
Number of Volumes1 vol.
Dewey Decimal635.9772
SynopsisIn The Secret Techniques of Bonsai , the author of the groundbreaking Bonsai With American Trees teams up with his son to offer not only the basics for creating perfect bonsai, but also secret techniques they've developed over years of careful work and observation. The Kawasumis provide detailed, easy-to-follow information about growing bonsai from seedlings or beginner plants; expert advice on shaping, pruning, training, grafting and repotting trees; and new techniques for using tools. And, although the Kawasumi family is worldrenowned for their bonsai tool design, their instructions allow gardeners to improvise with other readily-accessible bonsai, gardening or even simple workshop tools. Step-by-step photographs accompany the text, many in full-color. Masakuni Kawasumi III, the first qualified tree doctor for bonsai in Japan, contributes his unique insights to make this an invaluable resource for beginners and experienced enthusiasts alike., Provides detailed information about growing bonsai from seedlings or beginner plants and advice on shaping, pruning, training, grafting and re-potting trees. This book shows gardeners how to improvise with any readily-accessible bonsai tools, as well as gardening or even simple workshop tools. Japan's leading bonsai experts offer not only the basics for creating perfect bonsai, but also secret techniques the family has developed over generations of careful work and observation. It covers such skills as: taking a cutting for a new bonsai in winter while the plant
