Bonsai books - A basic list
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This is a list to help beginners and intermediate students of bonsai.
PLEASE feel free to contribute, I am sure many will have good literature to suggest.
BASIC - Level 0
BEFORE even thinking about bonsai, I suggest:
BASIC - CLASSICS Level 01
The classics (PDF, e-Books and Print)
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BASIC - Level 0
BEFORE even thinking about bonsai, I suggest:
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BASIC - Level 01
Books that have all similar content (pick and choose):
Books that have all similar content (pick and choose):
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BASIC - Level 01 (Continue)
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INTERMEDIATE and FOCUSED
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BELOW: by Peter Warren, Brazilian Edition:
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INTERMEDIATE and FOCUSED
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BELOW: by Peter Warren, Brazilian Edition:
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ADVANCED & SOME CONTEXT
. The famous Bonsai Today #12
. The famous Bonsai Today #12
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There are two books I have mixed feelings about:
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And...
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But... You may like them.
And to finish, DON'T buy this one, an indecipherable translation from (Chinese? Japanese? Vietnamese?):
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But... You may like them.
And to finish, DON'T buy this one, an indecipherable translation from (Chinese? Japanese? Vietnamese?):
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All those books and a few others not shown are part of my personal library, Kindle, PDF and Print.
It's a small one, but I hope it will grow in the near future!
It's a small one, but I hope it will grow in the near future!
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Hummm...
Don't you guys read bonsai books?
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Don't you guys read bonsai books?
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A list from another bonsai enthusiast:
• Bonsai Today back issues, particularly the first 30.
• Principles of Bonsai Design, by Dave De Groot.
• Four Seasons of Bonsai, by Kyuzo Murata.
• Bonsai with Japanese Maples, by Peter Adams.
• Literati Style Penjing, by Zhao Qingquan.
• Classical Bonsai Art, by Bill Valavanis.
• All books by Kyosuke Gun. (in Japanese, but full of great images)
• Bonsai Today back issues, particularly the first 30.
• Principles of Bonsai Design, by Dave De Groot.
• Four Seasons of Bonsai, by Kyuzo Murata.
• Bonsai with Japanese Maples, by Peter Adams.
• Literati Style Penjing, by Zhao Qingquan.
• Classical Bonsai Art, by Bill Valavanis.
• All books by Kyosuke Gun. (in Japanese, but full of great images)
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I will at some point pull my shelves of bonsai books in the library..
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A good book.
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