17%OFF
Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
The Secret Techniques of Bonsai: A Guide to Starting, Raising, and Shaping Bonsai
Masakuni Kawasumi
€ 31.99
€ 26.52
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for The Secret Techniques of Bonsai: A Guide to Starting, Raising, and Shaping Bonsai
Hardcover. First edition published in Japan in 2005 by Kodansha International. Num Pages: 114 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: WMQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 268 x 16. Weight in Grams: 696.
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
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
Product Details
Publisher
Kodansha USA
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Weight
697g
Number of Pages
114
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781568365435
SKU
V9781568365435
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Masakuni Kawasumi
MASAKUNI KAWASUMI II worked in the family bonsai business for decades, designing his own tools and cultivating bonsai on a professional level. He took over the business in 1950. Masakuni II is credited with popularizing bonsai around the world. For his work in tool making, he was awarded a Yellow Ribbon Medal by the Japanese Government in 1993. In 1996, ... Read more
Reviews for The Secret Techniques of Bonsai: A Guide to Starting, Raising, and Shaping Bonsai
"Incorporating advice from his son, a tree doctor, the author teaches how to produce splendid specimens." -The Washington Post