Books & Guides
Reference books for going deeper than our own care guide covers.
Our own care guide and buying guides cover what you need to get started and buy sensibly — these books go considerably deeper into technique, useful once you've kept a tree alive for a season and want to understand pruning, wiring and styling properly rather than just the basics of not killing it.
Books & Guides
Bonsai for Beginners Book
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A beginner-focused bonsai book covering growing and caring for a tree from basic to more advanced technique, deeper than our own care guide.
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Books & Guides
The Ultimate Bonsai Handbook — The Complete Guide for Beginners
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A comprehensive handbook by a Japanese bonsai expert, with extensive step-by-step photography documenting traditional technique.
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The Complete Book of Bonsai
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A practical guide covering over 100 species' cultivation and styling in detail, with a compendium of 300 possible bonsai species.
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