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9780882668536: Bonsai Survival Manual: Tree-by-Tree Guide to Buying, Maintaining, and Problem Solving

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Expand your gardening repertoire as you create a captivating and exquisite miniature world. In this introductory guide, Colin Lewis covers everything you need to know to design, grow, and successfully maintain attractive bonsai. Providing detailed profiles of 50 popular varieties of bonsai plants and trees, Lewis offers expert advice on selecting suitable species and step-by-step guidance on feeding, watering, shaping, maintaining proper temperatures, and troubleshooting common problems. Discover the joys of the ancient and fascinating world of bonsai. 

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Colin Lewis is the founder and consulting editor of Bonsai magazine.

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Grow attractive bonsai and keep them healthy with this "one-stop" source of vital information.

From advice on evaluating and selecting plants, to assessing plant health and troubleshooting, the Bonsai Survival Manual provides the comprehensive information every bonsai gardener needs for success.

-- Advice on selecting suitable species, feeding, watering, and providing the proper temperature

-- Step-by-step guidance on keeping your miniature tree in shape and avoiding common bonsai ailments

-- Detailed horticultural profiles of 50 popular commercial varieties, with at-a-glance information on their specific requirements.

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Survival is the key word here, for these delicate plants are difficult to care for. Lewis, founder of Bonsai magazine, has written a guide to buying and maintaining a bonsai. There are instructions on shaping, pruning, repotting, and pests and diseases. Lewis lists 50 popular species, with specific information on growing each tree--maple, bamboo, hornbeam, hackberry, quince, cypress, cotoneaster, cedar, beech, ficus, juniper, myrtle, pine, etc. Four-color photographs throughout, primarily for beginners. George Cohen

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