The Secret Techniques of Bonsai
A Guide to Starting, Raising, and Shaping Bonsai
$63.74
- Hardcover
114 pages
- Release Date
1 July 2017
Summary
In The Secret Techniques of Bonsai, the author of the groundbreaking Bonsai With American Trees teams up with his son to offer not only the basics for creating perfect bonsai, but also secret techniques they’ve developed over years of careful work and observation.
The Kawasumis provide detailed, easy-to-follow information about growing bonsai from seedlings or beginner plants; expert advice on shaping, pruning, training, grafting and repotting trees; and new techniqu…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781568365435 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1568365438 |
| Author: | Masakuni Kawasumi |
| Publisher: | Kodansha America, Inc |
| Imprint: | Kodansha America, Inc |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 114 |
| Release Date: | 1 July 2017 |
| Weight: | 734g |
| Dimensions: | 23mm x 269mm x 202mm |
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“Incorporating advice from his son, a tree doctor, the author teaches how to produce splendid specimens.” -The Washington Post
“Incorporating advice from his son, a tree doctor, the author teaches how to produce splendid specimens.” -The Washington Post
About The Author
Masakuni Kawasumi
MASAKUNI KAWASUMI II worked in the family bonsai business for decades, designing his own tools and cultivating bonsai on a professional level. He took over the business in 1950. Masakuni II is credited with popularizing bonsai around the world. For his work in tool making, he was awarded a Yellow Ribbon Medal by the Japanese Government in 1993. In 1996, he established the Masakuni Museum of Cutting Tools and Industrial Tools near Tokyo.
When his father died in 2002, MASAKUNI KAWASUMI III took over the business, which he runs today while continuing his research in the cultivation and care of bonsai.
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