Peter Chan Bonsai Books

The art of growing and keeping miniature trees.

Peter chan bonsai books. Peter chan founded herons bonsai the uk s premier bonsai nursery in 1986. His first book bonsai the art of growing and keeping miniature trees first published in 1985 is a world best seller and is still in print. Chan lives in the united kingdom where he owns and operates a bonsai nursery. I d also go online to the bonsainut blog for help.

The author of bonsai. 4 8 out of 5 stars 51. Peter chan is one of the most respected bonsai authors in the world. Peter chan has 41 books on goodreads with 20232 ratings.

The naka books are a bit old school but are considered the bedrock of american bonsai. He stresses aesthetic principles discussing in greater detail differences between japanese and chinese style bonsai. The art of growing and keeping miniature trees chartwell 1985 takes a slightly different approach in this book. Peter chan has been awarded twenty one chelsea flower show gold medals a record among bonsai specialists.

If you are really interested from here i d suggest going online and search for peter chan bonsai on line. This together with his other seven books have been the inspiration and instigator of many a bonsai enthusiast s interest in the hobby. Peter has a plethora of videos going showing the viewer how to do techniques hands on. He has achieved a record tally of 21 chelsea gold medals to date and is the author of 6 bestselling books on bonsai.

Many of his books have been translated into most of the major european languages his first two books have in fact been translated into eight. By peter chan may 6 2014. Peter chan s most popular book is the bonsai bible. The definitive guide to choosing and growing.