One of the best is Tom Zane's Intermediate Bonsai Syllabus.

It is **FREE*** Just download it at

I have saved my Intermediate Bonsai Syllabus, a sucessor to my Introduction
to Bonsai - A Course Syllabus as a .pdf file on the BSF Website. You can
find
it, read it, download it by going to A
HREF="www.bonsai-bsf.com"www.bonsai-bsf.com/A and following the links
to Publications or going directly to: A
HREF="http://www.bonsai-bsf.com/intermediate.htm"
http://www.bonsai-bsf.com/intermediate.htm/A which will provide an index
to the uploaded files.


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Subject: [IBC] Recommended Book(s)?


I have The Bonsai Workshop, and I'd like to expand my "library."
Can
anyone let me know the titles of what they consider essential Bonsai
references? I live in Northern Utah, so anything that keep zone 7 in mind
would be nice. I'm interested in indoor tropicals as well as outdoor
evergreens and trees. Thanks!

Rich Allen
http:\\www.ricosweb.com\bonsai.asp


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Thank you, I've downloaded this and some of the other publications on that
site. Are there any other pdf format Bonsai references/how-to books? I'd
still also like to hear recommendations for print books. Thanks again!

Rich Allen


(Bart Thomas) wrote in
news:041801c39b79$a17b8240$6400a8c0@BartsHP:

One of the best is Tom Zane's Intermediate Bonsai Syllabus.

It is **FREE*** Just download it at
http://www.bonsai-bsf.com/intermediate.htm

Blackjack wrote:

Thank you, I've downloaded this and some of the other publications on that
site. Are there any other pdf format Bonsai references/how-to books? I'd
still also like to hear recommendations for print books. Thanks again!

Rich Allen

(Bart Thomas) wrote in
news:041801c39b79$a17b8240$6400a8c0@BartsHP:

One of the best is Tom Zane's Intermediate Bonsai Syllabus.

It is **FREE*** Just download it at
http://www.bonsai-bsf.com/intermediate.htm

You could also download Herb Gustafson's tutorial on the IBC website.

One suggestion on books, coming from a book addict--most how-to books are pretty
much alike. Don't go out and spend lots of money on books which repeat the same
things over and over. Splurge on a few books which have good photos of specimen
trees. One I'd suggest is Amy Liang's "Living Art of Bonsai." Another is Deborah
Koreshoff's book, which I have but can't remember the title. This one is good for
styles and detailed sketches.

Craig Cowing
NY
Zone 5b/6a Sunset 37

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(Craig Cowing) wrote in
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You could also download Herb Gustafson's tutorial on the IBC website.

One suggestion on books, coming from a book addict--most how-to books
are pretty much alike. Don't go out and spend lots of money on books
which repeat the same things over and over. Splurge on a few books
which have good photos of specimen trees. One I'd suggest is Amy
Liang's "Living Art of Bonsai." Another is Deborah Koreshoff's book,
which I have but can't remember the title. This one is good for
styles and detailed sketches.

Thank you, I'll look around for these.

Rich Allen

I think that every Bonsai grower should have the Yoshimura book and the two
books by John Naka. Yoshimura is great about basic care as long as you
remember that the climate being referenced is Japan. Naka is for more advanced
styling.

Billy on the Florida Space Coast

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In addition to Naka and Koreshoff, I also like Peter Adams now out of print
books that have a fairly heavy design focus. I believe that one or more of
Colin Lewis' books also have a fair bit on design. David DeGroot's bonsai
design book is a very affordable one as well. Most basic bonsai books
repeat similar horticultural and basic information as someone pointed out
earlier. In addition, publishers will often repackage the information by an
author once they own the copyright to bring out a new edition or book -
there might be two books worth of information in 8 - 10 books by the author
through no effort of theirs.

Marty

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Rich: Your antispam address will get you only responses via the list.
You can find several bonsai books with reviews and photos of the covers at
the BCI Book Store at http://bonsai-bci.com/books.htm Just click on the titles to
find the reviews.
Alan Walker, Lake Charles, LA, USA
http://LCBSBonsai.org http://bonsai-bci.com
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Blackjack wrote:
I have The Bonsai Workshop, and I'd like to expand my "library." Can
anyone let me know the titles of what they consider essential Bonsai
references? I live in Northern Utah, so anything that keep zone 7 in mind
would be nice. I'm interested in indoor tropicals as well as outdoor
evergreens and trees. Thanks!
Rich Allen http:\\www.ricosweb.com\bonsai.asp

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I looked and read quite a few pages of Colin Lewis's Bonsai survival manual
at the weekend well nearly the whole book without buying lol. Have to say
it's very good and indepth about what it has to say which I have not found
in many other Bonsai books I have read.

Tells you precisely how to water when and what to feed where to keep what to
look for in pests and how to trim,shape and repot your bonsai amoung other
interesting subjects. Better than some of the other books by the same author
and miles better than some other authors.

If I was not feeling so tight on the day I would have bought it.

Steve

I appreciate all of the suggestions! Thanks to all who replied.

Rich Allen