Best book for a beginner

[AuBonsai]

These links.... 5 bucks here, 6 bucks there. Give a guy a break!

I just wanted to see if I was ordering the correct book and not wasting however nominal amount of money it is. So I am not sure who I need to give a break too.

 

[berobinson82]

I just wanted to see if I was ordering the correct book and not wasting however nominal amount of money it is. So I am not sure who I need to give a break too.

To me, I've been ordering more books recently from this forum. Amazon books links are an almost insta-buy.

Have fun bud It's a beautiful day.

 

[AuBonsai]

To me, I've been ordering more books recently from this forum. Amazon books links are an almost insta-buy.

Have fun bud It's a beautiful day.

Ha sorry about that. I know what you mean I just joined and my shopping list is growing quite rapidly.

 

[KennedyMarx]

As fourteener said, http://bonsai4me.com is a great resource if you want to get some basic knowledge. The author, Harry Harrington, has three books out (at least), Bonsai Basics, Bonsai Inspirations I, and Bonsai Inspirations II. I have the latter two books as I had already read a lot about what he covered in Bonsai Basics. In the inspiration books he goes into detail on different techniques he used on different trees and each individual tree has a series of progression pictures to show you how he transformed them. Plus each different species he works on has a sort of cheat sheet with information on their specific needs and requirements. His books are much more detailed than the old books I found at my library. I definitely recommend both of them. The digital versions are both $9.99 a piece, or you can buy a paper copy for quite a bit more.

 

[berobinson82]

I'm re-reading Harry's books now. Bought them both last year for Kindle. Reading them again and there is so much more "clicking" this time around. I recommend those books for a beginner. And I would strongly suggest picking them back up next year also.

 

[Anthony]

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Harry Harrington is great for showing how fast you can grow in a zone 8 to 9.

Good Morning.
Anthony