Product Description

Noted bonsai artist Herb Gustafson provides the answers to commonly asked care and maintenance questions, creating an invaluable handbook for bonsai gardeners. Explore the needs of indoor and outdoor plants, watering, weeding, seasonal care, repotting, how to control pests and diseases, and more. Consult handy checklists for tasks to be done in each season; and for over 150 species from Abelia to Ziziphus a convenient chart provides information on the soil requirements, pruning techniques, sunlight tolerance, whether it's an indoor or outdoor plant, and the most common pests it attracts. Plus, treating bonsai in emergency situations. 96 pages (all in color), 6 1/4 x 10 1/4.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1059676 in Books
• Published on: 1995-06-30
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 96 pages

Customer Reviews

Beyond the basics
Most books on Bonsai give you the basics of every aspect of raising your Bonsai. This book goes into much more detail on watering and preventative maintenance. Did you know that watering is a 3 step process?

Fantastic starter book
This book was fantastic. It gave me the tips I needed to get started in this hobby with regard to watering, tree placement, general growing tips. Definitely the best of the many books I've read with regards to care tips.

A lot of useful information in a small package
This is a very useful book that gives you wonderful guidelines as to when it is time to repot, shape, water, fertilize, etc... It also gives you an idea of what a lot of different species of trees need and prefer. Wonderful book. I am very glad that I bought it.