Bonsai for Beginners E-Book

Hashimoto Joseph

• Herausgeber: MarkHollis
• Kategorie: Ratgeber
• Sprache: Englisch

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2021

Beschreibung

Growing Your Own Bonsai Tree and Mastering the Bonsai Art Just Got Easy with This Step-by-Step Guide. 

Do you want to grow your own bonsai tree, but it seems overwhelming and you don't know where to start? Do you want to learn the secrets to cultivating a healthy, enduring, and exquisite tree that will live a long and lush life? Or You just want to partake of this wonderful cultural heritage and maybe revel in the natural beauty of Bonsai? Then this book is for you! 

You can learn to grow a healthy, flawless, and long-lasting Bonsai with the right tip, strategy and technique; which you will find in surplus in this book. The bonsai art, a testament to the beauty of an ancient civilization that once was, can be learnt and mastered by anyone, including a beginner. This book focuses on time-tested principles and strategies that tackles every known challenge a beginner might have on their journey to mastering the bonsai art. 

With the simple yet professional step-by-step instructions in this book, you will find everything you need to know to create your first Bonsai tree, to nurture, water, feed, and protect it tree from pest and diseases. You will discover the right way to water your bonsai plant, learn how to give your bonsai the right nutrition, and know what to do to grow a tough and enduring tree. In this book, you will find: 

• Bonsai size classifications
• History of bonsai and where the art comes from
• Best pots to choose for your bonsai and the factors to consider.
• Best way to buy a bonsai and what to look out for.
• How to create your first bonsai: quick start guide.
• Basic, advanced, and beginner tools (cutting, maintenance and repotting tools), equipment and supplies for your bonsai.
• Tool care and maintenance tips.
• Detailed bonsai preparation and creation.
• Pruning, repotting, styling and shaping techniques. 
• How to water your bonsai effectively without underwatering or overwatering. 
• Soil feeding and soil care.
• What to look out for when shopping for fertilizers.
• Key components to look out in a fertilizer.
• The art of displaying your bonsai. 
• How to control pest and diseases. 
• FAQs, 
• And so much more. 

This book helps both the beginner and expert alike to fully experience the many benefits of bonsai. Giving them a profoundly-satisfying art either as a hobbyist or bonsai business owner. 

Are you ready to journey into the biosphere of bonsai trees? Scroll up and get this detailed guide now to get started!

 

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Bonsai for Beginners

The Essential Art and Guide of Growing and Taking Care of a Bonsai Tree. A Step-by-Step Guide from Basics to The Most Advanced Techniques to Make It Healthy and Long-Lasting

Joseph Hashimoto

Copyright © 2021 Joseph Hashimoto

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without the prior written permission of the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical reviews and certain other noncommercial uses permitted by copyright law.

Limit of Liability/Disclaimer of Warranty: While the publisher and author have used their best efforts in preparing this book, they make no representations or warranties with respect to the accuracy or completeness of the contents of this book and specifically disclaim any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. No warranty may be created or extended by sales representatives or written sales materials. The advice and strategies contained herein may not be suitable for your situation. You should consult with a professional where appropriate. Neither the publisher nor author shall be liable for any loss of profit or any other commercial damages, including but not limited to special, incidental, consequential, or other damages.

Contents

Introduction

Chapter 1: What is Bonsai

Where Does the Bonsai Art Come From?

Which Trees are the Best for Bonsai?

How to Classify Bonsai Size?

What Containers are Best for Bonsai?

What Do I Need to Start My Own Bonsai Art?

What is the Best Way to Buy Bonsai?

Which Arts are Closely Related and Similar to Bonsai?

Chapter 2: History of the Bonsai Art

Chinese History

Japanese History

Modern History

Chapter 3: Creating Your First Bonsai Tree

Equipment

Soil Preparation

Plant Selection

Bonsai Preparation

Maintenance

Chapter 4: Equipment, Tools and Supplies

Basic Bonsai Tools and What They Are Used For?

Cutting Tools

Root Cutters

Bonsai Scissors

Pruning Shears

Leaf Pruners

Branch Cutters

Wire Cutters

Pliers

Bonsai Saw

H2 Maintenance Tools

Brushes

Wires

Wound Sealant

Spray Bottle

Watering Can

Diamond File Sharpener

Rust Eraser

Turntable or Rotating Table

Repotting Tools

Root Pruning Scissors

Chopstick

Root Claws

Loppers

Sieve

Needle-Nosed Tweezers

Sickle Saw

Root Saw

Mesh

Advanced Bonsai Tools and What They Are Used For?

Grafting Knives and Chisels

Rotary Tool

Scalpel

Beginner Bonsai Tools

Tool Care and Maintenance

Bonsai Tool Hack and Tips

Chapter 5: Soil Nutrition

Why Your Bonsai Tree Requires Nutrient Feeding?

Key Bonsai Elements and Values

Determining the Right Amount of Nutrient Feed

Deciding the Right Time to Apply Fertilizer

Buyer's Guide: How to Choose the Right Fertilizers

How to Fertilize a Bonsai: QuickStart Guide

Chapter 6: Preparation and Creation

Picking the Best Container for Your Bonsai

Pruning the Root Structure

Filling the Container with Soil and Planting

Growing Bonsai in the Right Conditions

Watering and Pruning Your Bonsai Tree

Chapter 7: Techniques

Pruning

Structural Pruning

Defoliation

Maintenance Pruning

How to Prune a Bonsai

Repotting

How Frequently Should I Repot?

At What Time Should I Repot?

Basic Repotting Steps

Shaping and Styling

Choice of Pot

Deadwood Design

Air Layering

Defoliation (Leaf-Cut)

Pinching

Wiring

Pruning

Chapter 8: Bonsai Care and Maintenance

Tree Positioning

Tree Watering System

Shaping and Pruning

Soil Care

Nourishment

Repotting Maintenance

Chapter 9: The Art of Displaying Your Bonsai

Display Basics

Basic Items Selection

Display Placement

Companion Objects Selection

Arranging the Elements

Chapter 10: Controlling Pests and Diseases

Spider Mites

Aphids

Scales

Mealy Bugs

White Flies

Fungus Gnats

Powdery Mildew

Tips to Keep Your Bonsai Healthy

Chapter 11: Japanese Crafts and Arts Similar to Bonsai

Japanese Koi (Nishikigoi)

Shohin Bonsai

Suiseki

Ikebana

Companion Plants and Accents

Japanese Gardens

Chapter 12: The Oldest Living Bonsai Trees

400 Years Old White Hiroshima Pine

1000+ Years Old Ficus Retussa Linn

17th Century Sandai Shogun no Matsu

600 Years Old Pine of the Phoenix

200 Years Old Cypress Tree

Chapter 13: FAQs

Conclusion

Introduction

The Bonsai is a shrub or a tree. Essentially, a plant that is grown in a box created to appear as a mature tree through the application of different training procedures. Two Japanese word phrases or characters, "bon" and "sai", makes up the word bonsai, Bon is the container, tray or pot, while Sai is the potted planting or tree. The Bonsai plant typically doesn't go beyond 3.28 ft (1m) in height.

The first objective of any Bonsai artist is to lay bare the very essence of Bonsai. The Bonsai tree is an art that tells a story via an animate impression. The Bonsai designer attempts to find ways for individual manifestation within the boundaries of healthy horticultural routines. Bonsai is a great fusion of suggestion, thought, and form, in a small world; and like every great art, it lives.

Bonsai relates in the same way to both outdoor and indoor plants. The spirit of the conventional Bonsai is to create a wholesome tiny depiction of a tree. Bonsai, beyond being a tree in a container or pot, is a tree that has been exposed to aesthetic and horticultural disciplines, through which botanical health and pictorial coherence is reached.