Phoenix Bonsai Society Library

# Title Author Primary Topic
1 All About Pruning Ortho Books, 1978 Pruning
2 Step-By-Step Guide, Growing & Displaying Bonsai Colin Lewis & Neil Grown and Display
3 An Introduction to Bonsai Bonsai Kai/Japan Bonsai Society 1989 Beginner
4 Basic Bonsai Design David De Groot 1995 Beginner
5 Beginners Guide to American Bonsai Jerald P. Stowell 1986 Beginner
6 Beginning Bonsai; The Gentle Art of Miniature Tree Growing Shirley and Larry Student Beginner
7 Ponderosa Pines as Bonsai Larry Jackel  2008 Pines
8.1 Bonsai – 101 Essential Tips Harry Tomlinson 1996 Beginner
9 Bonsai – A care manual Colin Lewis Beginner
10 Bonsai Alan Roger 1985 Royal Horticultural Society  
11 Bonsai Survival Manual; a treet by tree guide Colin Lewis, 1996 Tree by Tree guide
12 Bonsai – The Brooklyn Botanic Garden Susan M.B. Resnick 1991  
13 Bonsai – The Complete Guide to Art and Technique Paul Lesniewicz 1987 Art & Technique
14 Bonsai – Japanese Miniature Trees Kan Yashiroda 1960 Style & Training
15 Bonsai – Miniature Trees Claude Chidamian 1958 Selection, Culture, & Care
16 Bonsai – Step by Step Growing Success David Pike 1989 Beginner
17 Bonsai – The Art and Technique Dorothy S. Young 1985  
18 Bonsai – The Complete Handbook Darlene Dunton 1984  
19 Bonsai Book of Practical Facts Jerome Meyer 1990  
20 Bonsai Christine Stewart 1992  
21 Bonsai Harry Tomlinson 1995  
22 Bonsai Kenji Murata 1974  
23 Plant Propagation/Principles & Practices Hartman/Kester/Davies/Geneve, 1997  
24 Bonsai The Editors of Sunset 1994, 1997, 1967  
25 Bonsai Design Deciduous/Coniferous Trees Peter D. Adams 1990 Design
26 Bonsai Design – Japanese Maples Peter D. Adams 1988 Maple Trees
27 Bonsai Design – Scots Pine, Juniper, Larch Peter D. Adams 1985 Scots Pine, Juniper
28 Bonsai for Americans George F. Hull 1964  
29 Bonsai for Indoors; Plants & Gardens Vol 32 NO 2 #81 Brooklyn Botanic Garden 1986, 1976  
30 Bonsai for the Home and Garden Leonard Webber 1985  
31 Bonsai from Native Trees and Shrubs Werner Busch 1993  
32 Bonsai Ideas Marty Mann 2005 Beginner
33 Bonsai Identifier Gordon Owen 1995  
34 Bonsai – Culture & Care of Miniature Trees Sunset 1971  
35 Bonsai Illustrated Guide to an Ancient Art: A New Edition Sunset 1986  
36 Bonsai In Your Home – An Indoor Growers Guide Paul Lesniewicz 1996  
37 Bonsai It’s Art, Science, History and Philosophy Deborah R. Koreshoff  
38 Bonsai Journal of the American Bonsai Society Volume 1 – 5 1967 – 1972  
39 Bonsai Landscapes Peter Adams 1999  
40 Bonsai Manuel-Judging-Buying-Appreciating American Bonsai Society 1997  
41 Bonsai Manual for Appreciating, Judging and Buying Bonsai Lynn Perry and Dorothy Young 1974  
42 FICUS: The Exotic Bonsai Jerry Meislik 2004  
43 Bonsai Masterclass Peter Chan 1987  
44 Bonsai Miniature Potted Trees Shufunotomo, Co. LTD. 1964  
45 Bonsai Saikei & Bonkei, Japanese Dwarf Trees & Tray Landscapes Robert Lee Behme 1969  
46 Bonsai: Special Techniques Brooklyn Botanic Garden 1981  
47 Bonsai Survival Manual Colin Lewis 1996  
47a Bonsai Techniques I/Bonsai Institute of California 1985 John Naka  
47b Bonsai Techniques II/Bonsai Institute of California 2006 John Naka  
48 Bonsai with American Trees Masakuni Kawasumi 1975  
49 Bonsai with Tropicals Mary C. Miller 2005  
51 Bonsai, The Art of Dwarfing Trees Ann Kimball Pipe 1964  
52 Bonsai: A Guide for Baffled Buyers Portia Bohn and Wallace B. Stone 1975 Beginner
53 Bonsai Today Masters’ Series; Junipers Stone Lantern Publishing  2007 Junipers
54 Bonsai: Trees and Shrubs Lynn R. Perry 1964  
55 Bonsai – Miniature Potted Trees Kyuzo Murata 1964  
56 Bonsai – Miniature Potted Trees Vol 13 Norio Kobayashi 1996, 1959, 1951  
57 Bonsai – Miniatures Quick and Easy Zeko Nakamura 1973  
58 Bonsai – The Art of Growing and Keeping Miniature Trees Peter Chan 1985  
59 Catalog From the 13th Nihon Bonsai Meihin Ten The Japanese Bonsai Gems Exhibition  
60 Chinese Bonsai – The Art of Penjing Liona Lesniewicz and Li Zhimin 1988 Penjing
61 Chinese Penjing – Miniature Trees and Landscapes Hu Yunhua  1987 Penjing
62 Ching Chung Bonsai (pink) The Hong Kong Bonsai Society, 1992  
63 Create Your Own Bonsai with Garden Plants Peter Chan 1998  
64 Creating Bonsai Joe Davies 1995  
65 Creating Japanese Gardens Crocker 1989  
66 Creating Japanese Gardens Phillip Cave  
67 Cultivating Bonsai Editor Publishing 1998  
68 Designing Dwarfs in the Desert Robert J. Baran 1997  
69 Dwarfed Potted Trees – The Bonsai Japan Brooklyn Botanic Garden  
70 Dwarfed Tree Manual for Westerners Samuel Newson 1968  
71 Elements of Japanese Gardens Isao Yoshikawa 1990  
72 Floral Art of Japan Tourist Library Vol. 1 1936  
73 Flower Oasis – Potted Tree 1995 in Japanese  
74 Four Seasons of Bonsai Kyuzo Murata 1991  
75 Japanese Art of Miniature Trees and Landscapes Yuji Yoshimura  1957  
76 Herbal Bonsai – Practicing the Art with Fast-Growing Herbs Richard Bender 1996 Herbal
77 Ideas for Japanese Gardens Sunset 1972  
78 In the Japanese Garden Michael S. Yaashita and E. Bibb 1991  
79 Timeless Trees – The US National Bonsai Collection Peter Bloomer 1986  
80 Indoor Bonsai Paul Lesniewicz 1985  
81 International Bonsai Digest Bicentennial Edition Juyne M. Tayson (ed.) 1976  
82 International Bonsai Digest Presents Bonsai Gems Juyne M. Tayson (ed.) 1974  
83 Introducing Bonsai Training and Growing (hard cover) Christian Pressey 1989 Beginner
84 Introductory Bonsai and the Care and Use of Bonsai Tools Masakuni Kawasumi 1971  
85 Japanese Azalea Bonsai 1975 in Japanese Azales
86 Japanese Deciduous Bonsai 1976 in Japanese Deciduous
87 Japanese Haiku Peter Pauper Press 1955-1956 Haiku
88 Gnarly Branches, Ancient Trees – The Life and Works of Dan Robinson – Bonsai Pioneer Will Hiltz     2010  
89 Keep Your Bonsai Alive and Well Herb L. Gustafson 1995 Beginner
90 Keeping Your Bonsai Perfectly Shaped Herb L. Gustafson 1997 Beginner
91 Low Maintenance Bonsai Herb L. Gustafson 1999 Beginner
92 Macmillan Book of Bonsai Horst Daute 1986  
93 Making Bonsai Landscapes – Art of Saikei Herb L. Gustafson 1994 Saikei
94 Man Lung Artistic Pot Plants Yee-Sun Wu  1969 (2 copies)  
95 Masterpieces of Bonsai Yoshio Takayanagi 1986  
96 Masters’ Book of Bonsai Japan Bonsai Association 1986  
97 Miniature Bonsai Herb L. Gustafson 1995 Beginner
98 Miniature Bonsai Kuo-cheng Lin 1995  
100 Miniature Trees in the Japanese Style Gillian E. Severn 1967  
101 Miniature Trees, Plants and Landscapes Tatsuo Ishimoto 1956  
102 National Bonsai Collection Guidebook John Y. Naka and Yuji Yoshimura (eds.) 1977  
103 Native Treasures, American Bonsai and Suiseki Vol. 1 1973  
104 New Horizons in Bonsai Brian Batcelder 1990  
105 Outstanding American Bonsai, a Photographic Essay on the Works of Fifty American Bonsai Artists Randy T. Clark  
106 Penjing – The Chinese Art of Miniature Gardens Hu Yunhua 1982  
107 Penjing – Worlds of Wonderment Qingquan Zhao 1997  
108 Practical Bonsai Paul Lesniewicz and Hideo Kato 1956  
109 Practical Bonsai Colin Lewis 1992  
110 Practical Bonsai for Beginners Kenji Murata 1964  
111 Practical Gardening in Southern Arizona Valley Garden Center 1988  
112 Saikei – Miniature Living Bonsai Landscapes Herb L. Gustafson 1994  
113 Saikei and Art – Miniature Landscapes Lew Buller 2005  
114 Saikei: Living Landscapes in Miniature Toshio Kawamoto 1976  
115 Secrets of Bonsai Charles Harnett 1989  
116 Shrubs and Trees of the Southwest Deserts Janice Emily Bowers  
117 Simon and Schuster’s Guide to Bonsai Gianfranco Giorgi 1990  
118 Successful Bonsai Growing Peter D. Adams 1988  
119 Successful Bonsai Shaping Peter D. Adams 1993  
120 The Art of Bonsai Peter D. Adams 1990  
121 The Art of Indoor Bonsai John Ainsworth 1989 Indoor
122 The Art of Training Plants Ernesta Ballard 1962  
123 The Bonsai Book Dan Barton 1990  
124 The Bonsai Book, The definitive illustrated guide Dan Barton 1989  
125 The Bonsai Handbook David Prescott 2001  
126 The Bonsai of Kimura Onishi Katsuhito 1992  
127 The Bonsai Workbook Herb L. Gustafson 1994  
128 The Complete Book of Bonsai Harry Tomlinson, 1990  
129 The Complete Book of Bonsai/Principles & Practices Peter Chan 1989  
130 Living With Bonsai Urvashi Thacker  
131 The Creative Art of Bonsai Isabelle and Remy Samson 1986  
132 The Essential Bonsai Ken Norman 1998  
133 The Garden Center Bulletin The Garden Center of Greater Cleveland  
134 The Living Art of Bonsai – Principles and Techniques of Cultivation and Propagation Amy Liang  1992  
135 Tray Landscapes (Bonkei and Bonseki) Soen Yanagisawa 1962  
136 Understanding Bonsai Pieter Loubser 1993  
137 Bay Island Bonsai; An Exhibit of Fine Bonsai 2007 Boon Manakitivitipart 2007 Design & Exhibit
138 Bay Island Bonsai; An Exhibit of Fine Bonsai 2009 Boon Manakitivitipart 2009 Design & Exhibit
139 The Garden Book John Brooks 1984  
140 The Bonsai Year Book; 1994 Paul Goff in association with Harry Tomlinson  
141 Growing Classic Bonsai Gordon Owen  1998 Details by species
142 Ikebana the Art of Japanese Flower Arranging (DVD) Vera Arnold  
143 The Art of Natual Bonsai; Repcicating Nature’s Beauty Dave Joyce; 2003  
144 Bonsai Today Masters’ Series; Pines Masahiko Kimura Pines
145 The Art of Bonsai Design; 2001 Colin Lewis Design
146 Bonsai Peter Chan, 2002  
147 What I’ve Learned from Bonsai; 2008 George Bingham  
149 Kusamono; A Japanese book Japan Bonsai Association 1986 Catalogue in Japanese
150 Bonsai Life Histories Martin Treasure Life of 50 Bonsai Trees
151 The Japanese Art of Stone Appreciation; Suiseki Vincent T Covello and Yuji Yoshimura Suiseki
152 Reading Zen in the Rocks Francois Berthier Dry Landscape Garden
153 Keshiki Bonsai; 2012 Kenji Kobayashi Mini Landscapes
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155 The Mustard Seed Garden Manual of Painting Chieh Tzu Yuan Hua Chuan Painting Bonsai
156 The Art of Bonsai; 2003 David Paget  
157 Quick & Easy; Japanese Gardens Katsuo Saito Beginner
158 Bonsai Basics; Step by Step Guide Christian Pessey & Remy Samson Beginner
159 The Essentials of Bonsai Shufunotomo Beginner
160 The Art of Bonsai – creation, care & enjoyment Yuji Yoshimura & Giovanna Halford  
161 Bonsai Aesthetics: A Practical Guide Francois Jeker  
163 Western Garden Book Sunset 1995  
164 Home Composting Mad Easy C. Forrest McDowell; 1998  
165 Landscape Gardening in Japan Josiah Conder  
166 Bonsai for Beginners H. J. Larkin Beginner
167 Kamuti; A New Way in Bonsai Willi E. Bollmann  

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Updated: 06/25/2017