If you are serious about learning the science of bonsai, forget botany
and learn arboriculture. The best book available is;
Arboriculture - Integrated Management of Trees, Shrubs and Vines - by
Richard W. Harris. ISBN 0-13-044280-1, six hundred pages that covers
everything you need to know and then some. It is not cheap around $100
US

Anton

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