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Contents
THE POWER OF SMALL BONSAI 4
HOW TO APPRECIATE BONSAI 7
Many Ways to Enjoy 8
Types of Bonsai 10
Basic Tree Forms 12
Tools to Have on Hand 14
How Bonsai Use Air and Soil 16
TECHNIQUES & SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS 18
Root Laying 18
Air Layering 19
Seedlings 20
Cuttings 21
Types of Bonsai Pots 22
Planting in a Bonsai Pot 24
SHARING OUR LIVES WITH BONSAI 25
January 26
February 29
March 33
April 37
May 40
June 42
July 44
August 46

September 49
October 52
November 54
December 57
HOW TO CARE FOR FLOWERING BONSAI 59
Plum 60
Siberian Peashrub 63
Japanese Quince 64
Fuji Cherry 66
Japanese Andromeda 68
Japanese Rose 70
Chinese Quince 72
Reeve’s Spiraea 74
Azalea Rhododendron 76
Stachyurus Praecox 78
Kousa Dogwood 80
Pomegranate 82
Crepe-Myrtle 84
Star Magnolia 86
Lilac 88
Tosamizuki 90

HOW TO CARE FOR FRUITING BONSAI 91
Cape Jasmine 92
Linden Arrowwood 94
Oriental Bittersweet 96
Crabapple 98
Hamilton’s Spindletree 100
Diamond Leaf Persimmon 102
Thorny Olive 104
Jolcham Oak 106
Autumn Olive 108
Japanese Barberry 110
Queen Coralbead 112
Ginkgo 114
Chinese Quince 116
Japanese Hawthorn 118
Firethorn 120
Kadsura Vine 122
Japanese Winterberry 124
Burning Bush 127
Toringo Crabapple 130
HOW TO CARE FOR LEAFY BONSAI 133
Trident Maple 134
Japanese Maple 138
Japanese Zelkova 140
Ligistrum Obtusifolius 142

Korean Hornbeam 144
Chinese Tamarisk 146
Spicewood 148
Japanese Beech 150
HOW TO CARE FOR CONIFERS 151
Japanese Black Pine 152
Japanese White Pine 156
Temple Juniper 160
Japanese Cedar 164
Chinese Juniper 166
PRUNING, SHAPING & SHAVING BONSAI 169
Why Do We Prune Bonsai? 170
Why Do We Bend and Shape Bonsai? 171
Why Do We Shave Bark from Bonsai? 172
MAINTAINING YOUR BONSAI’S HEALTH 173
How to Weed and Kill Pests and Germs 174
The Kinds of Fertilizers, and How to Use Them 175
GLOSSARY OF BONSAI TERMS 176

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Introduction to Bonsai: The Complete Illustrated Guide for Beginners (with Monthly Growth Schedules and over 2,000 Diagrams and Illustrations)