Beginner need info!!

Britton · 08-05-2011, 05:55 PM

Hey everyone I'm brand new to this. I wanna give it a good honest try, these trees are absolutely beautiful. Before I get started it seems as if I need to do some research into what it is to Bonsai. It would be great if you could offer some good books or articles for me to read that can get me started. Thanks so much in advance!

-Britton

Mike423 · 08-06-2011, 06:09 PM

If you are a true blue beginner there is nothing better than to go to the library and check out some Bonsai books.

treebeard55 · 08-06-2011, 06:17 PM

Welcome to the art, and to the forum!

Mike gave you a good pointer: your local library. Look for books by Harry Tomlinson, Jerry Meislik, Colin Lewis, Paul Lesniewicz; Tomlinson's may the best for a first-time-getting-your-feet-wet.

There may also be videos available at the library.

Find and join a local club. We on the forum will be glad to help, but there's nothing like being able to ask questions of someone who can look at the tree in question from all sides, up close and personal. Local bonsaiists also are familiar with your growing conditions.

I (ahem) have to admit that I'm not sure if BonsaiChat has a "FAQ's about bonsai" section. Worth looking for.

Britton · 08-06-2011, 07:12 PM

thanks so much! that is exactly what I was looking for. Some specific authors or book titles. Now I have a starting point. I'm headed to the library. no time to waste

I can't wait to get started. I'll def keep you posted as to how it turns out!
-Britton

treebeard55 · 08-09-2011, 10:00 AM

Go for it!

JLDoggett · 08-10-2011, 10:09 PM

Good Luck and ask if you need explainations, there are many resourses on the site.

08-05-2011, 05:55 PM	#1 (permalink)
Britton Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Sacramento, California. Posts: 2	Beginner need info!! Hey everyone I'm brand new to this. I wanna give it a good honest try, these trees are absolutely beautiful. Before I get started it seems as if I need to do some research into what it is to Bonsai. It would be great if you could offer some good books or articles for me to read that can get me started. Thanks so much in advance! -Britton

08-06-2011, 06:17 PM	#3 (permalink)
treebeard55 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Warsaw IN, USA USDA zone 5b Posts: 511	Welcome to the art, and to the forum! Mike gave you a good pointer: your local library. Look for books by Harry Tomlinson, Jerry Meislik, Colin Lewis, Paul Lesniewicz; Tomlinson's may the best for a first-time-getting-your-feet-wet. There may also be videos available at the library. Find and join a local club. We on the forum will be glad to help, but there's nothing like being able to ask questions of someone who can look at the tree in question from all sides, up close and personal. Local bonsaiists also are familiar with your growing conditions. I (ahem) have to admit that I'm not sure if BonsaiChat has a "FAQ's about bonsai" section. Worth looking for. __________________ Treebeard 55 Steve Moore http://hoosierbonsai.blogspot.com The most important bonsai tool is your brain.

08-09-2011, 10:00 AM	#5 (permalink)
treebeard55 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Warsaw IN, USA USDA zone 5b Posts: 511	Go for it! __________________ Treebeard 55 Steve Moore http://hoosierbonsai.blogspot.com The most important bonsai tool is your brain.

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JLDoggett Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: New Hampshire, USA, Posts: 641	Good Luck and ask if you need explainations, there are many resourses on the site. __________________ "Resolve to be tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving, and tolerant with the weak and wrong....because sometime in your life you will have been all of these" And I further resolve to click on an ad, each time I visit, to help support the site and to be welcoming to lurking guests when you join! After all, you're already here.

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Mike423 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Chicago, IL Zone 5 Posts: 114	If you are a true blue beginner there is nothing better than to go to the library and check out some Bonsai books.

08-06-2011, 07:12 PM	#4 (permalink)
Britton Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Sacramento, California. Posts: 2	thanks so much! that is exactly what I was looking for. Some specific authors or book titles. Now I have a starting point. I'm headed to the library. no time to waste I can't wait to get started. I'll def keep you posted as to how it turns out! -Britton

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