Bonsai Basics New

A step-by-step guide for beginning enthusiasts.  Includes selecting hardy specimens, the essentials of pruning, wiring and aging, keeping bonsai healthy through watering, feeding and preventive treatment against pests and deseases.  Covers the many styles of bonsai shaping, including major single and multiple trunk tree forms, forest groupings and more.  Bonus: A calendar with seasonal checklists for what to do and when.  Paperback  120 pages (74 color)  164 B&W illustrations.  $12.95