| 1 | How do I prune my bonsai?
In bonsai the terms pruning and pinching are used quite often. These terms can, is some cases, be interchangeable, though there are generally distinctive differences between the two. Pruning usually refers to the process of removing large br |
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| 3 | Which plants need to be grown outdoors?
Suitable outdoor trees will, of course, vary from area to area as they are dependent on local climate. Any tree, shrub or bush that grows naturally in your area can usually be used, but there are some native plants that just do not lend thems |
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| 5 | Book recommendations?
• Posted by: caterwallin 6-PA on Wed, Mar 7, 12 at 13:05
• 5 follow-ups, last one posted on Sat, Mar 10, 12 at 21:24
I'm thinking of getting into Bonsai but don't have a clue what I'm doing. I was wondering what is a really good book that is very explicit is showing how to do Bonsai. I was looking on Amazon but don't really know one book from another. I saw w |
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| 6 | Technical bonsai style book
• Posted by: stlawrence_river on Sat, Jan 24, 09 at 17:51
• 5 follow-ups, last one posted on Tue, Feb 24, 09 at 23:10
Hi, I'm looking for the title and author of a book that I had read many years ago (late 80's, early 90s). It was a technical examination of the Japanese bonsai styles. It broke down each style into the ideal, going so far as to identify t |
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| 7 | Good bonsai books in Canada?
• Posted by: syrinth on Thu, Dec 10, 09 at 14:34
• 3 follow-ups, last one posted on Thu, Dec 10, 09 at 18:43
Hello, I was just looking for suggestions on bonsai books in Canada, any help would be extremely useful. Follow-Up Postings: RE: Good bonsai books in Canada? Posted by: larke ( My Page ) on T Return to the Bonsai Forum |
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| 8 | Looking for a book that includes instructions for Sageretia
• Posted by: netla on Tue, Apr 29, 08 at 9:02
• 4 follow-ups, last one posted on Sat, May 3, 08 at 18:12
Hi, I am new to this forum and also new to bonsai. I bought a bonsai Sageretia last week. It only came with very basic instructions and I would like to learn more about how to keep it healthy and maintain its small size. Obviously a book woul |
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| 9 | Beginners Bonsai Book?
• Posted by: skwannabe on Sun, Dec 10, 06 at 22:32
• 4 follow-ups, last one posted on Tue, Dec 12, 06 at 0:45
My father just bought me this bonsai plant. I believe its a Juniper. Anyone know of any great bonsai tutorial books to teach beginners the basics of a bonsai plant and how to care for it, that can be found at a Barnes & Noble or Borders? I want to |
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| 10 | Overwintering and Books
• Posted by: jamie_mt on Thu, Feb 14, 08 at 12:10
• 3 follow-ups, last one posted on Tue, Feb 19, 08 at 11:03
Greetings, I thought maybe someone over here might be able to help me out a little. I don't currently have any bonsai trees, but we got a greenhouse last fall, and I've just been waiting for a time when I'd have the proper space and tools to m |
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| 11 | Seeking Book(s) on tree physiology
• Posted by: mcguire on Fri, Jul 13, 07 at 18:22
• 3 follow-ups, last one posted on Mon, Sep 10, 07 at 4:33
One of the senior members of our club is always talking about how this hormone is developed in that part of the tree and affects this part of the tree under those conditions . . . and darn, I want to know what he knows! I've asked if he recommned |
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| 12 | Seeking Books on Evergeen (advanced)
• Posted by: brianwall on Sun, Apr 22, 07 at 13:53
• 3 follow-ups, last one posted on Wed, Apr 25, 07 at 19:09
Hey Guys, I have been looking for a book specifically on the shaping and training of evergeens. So far all i have found are books with pretty pictures. I have Tomlinsons Complete book of bonsai & Gustafson's bonsai workshop. It would be nic |
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| 13 | Bonsai book for florida
• Posted by: boatman83 on Sun, Nov 15, 09 at 14:23
• 2 follow-ups, last one posted on Mon, Nov 16, 09 at 5:50
Hi, I am new to the forum, but I am here more for my father then myself. My father wants to try his hand at bonsai with Florida plants and I was looking for some recommendations on a few good books that I could get him that explain how to do |
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| 15 | As I'm reading books....
• Posted by: flippybp on Sun, Oct 28, 07 at 13:15
• 2 follow-ups, last one posted on Mon, Oct 29, 07 at 19:57
I am getting conflicting information from them about seed planting. I have some crabapple seeds (Sorry, but I'm not sure what kind of them. I hope this doesn't affect the answer), and one book says I should plant it in late Fall, but the other sa |
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| 16 | WANTED: book
• Posted by: manideva 6arkansas on Fri, Jun 1, 07 at 12:29
• 1 follow-up, posted on Fri, Sep 21, 07 at 19:03
Hi I am looking for copies of Bonsai Techniques I and II by John Yoshio Naka. I can trade plants for them. Thanks Laura Follow-Up Postings: RE: WANTED: book Posted by: john1111 ( My Page ) on F Return to the Bonsai For |
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| 17 | Japanese (-) English Cultivar Names
• Posted by: scenter on Fri, Jan 19, 07 at 17:00
• 12 follow-ups, last one posted on Wed, Feb 14, 07 at 0:18
I recently purchased 3 Japanese Maples from nursery stock to turn into Bonsai. The cultivar names on the tags are in English, but the cultivar names in the Bonsai books I have are Japanese. Is there a compendium of translations/equivalents, |
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| 18 | Mallsai, the bane of the bonsai community
• Posted by: p.aristata on Sat, Jul 5, 08 at 14:54
• 9 follow-ups, last one posted on Fri, Aug 8, 08 at 20:31
I've been going through the boards and I've found that, in my opinion, far too many people are buying mallsai. This is seriously wrong in my opinion. It makes the rest of us that understand the art look bad. These trees rarely survive and their |
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| 19 | Natural / Bonsai soil?
• Posted by: ssadams7700 on Sun, May 16, 10 at 23:40
• 10 follow-ups, last one posted on Wed, Jun 2, 10 at 20:08
I am new to bonsai... I have land in upper WI and would like to make a bonsai with some trees I have. There is a swamp with ceder trees that will use. Do I mimic the soil in the swamp or do I use something else (Bonsai soil). I am confused about |
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| 20 | Free class of Miniture bonsai with moss
• Posted by: yama on Thu, Mar 15, 07 at 10:35
• 18 follow-ups, last one posted on Wed, Dec 24, 08 at 12:29
Hi all If you are in metro Atlanta area Please come by to Smith & Hawken Marietta store. 4475 Roswell Rd #1600. Marietta Ga 30062. 770- 578-8771 ask to James, store manager. one block west?or noth toward Roswell. near intersection of Jhos |
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