bonsaiTALK Community - View Single Post - Ortho And Sunset Bonsai Books

I have only been in the hobby for a short time (2 years roughly) and for less than a year it has become a serious hobby of mine and I love it. Books are something I have always been big on, and bonsai books are no exception. I have about 6 books in my home collection now, and funny you should mention the Ortho book because I just bought it on a recent business trip. I picked it up at Barnes N Noble. I spent about two hours in the store evaluating the bonsai books they had, and the new Sunset book and the Ortho book came down to my last to to decide between.

The Ortho book has some really great pictures in it for wiring, pruning and the like, probably some of the best I've seen in a book and it's right up there with the newer version of the Sunset bonsai book. I chose to purchase the Ortho book based on my own personal opinion, but also based on the nice resource listing they have in the back of the book along with some other nice things such as the US zone map. Keep in mind, my next trip to the book store I will purchase the Sunset book but the Ortho book is very useful.

Just my two cents!

23-Jul-2004	#5
W3rdSmyth bonsaiTALK Craftsman Join Date: Jul-2004 Location: Ohio Country: USA USDA Zone: 6 AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 81	I have only been in the hobby for a short time (2 years roughly) and for less than a year it has become a serious hobby of mine and I love it. Books are something I have always been big on, and bonsai books are no exception. I have about 6 books in my home collection now, and funny you should mention the Ortho book because I just bought it on a recent business trip. I picked it up at Barnes N Noble. I spent about two hours in the store evaluating the bonsai books they had, and the new Sunset book and the Ortho book came down to my last to to decide between. The Ortho book has some really great pictures in it for wiring, pruning and the like, probably some of the best I've seen in a book and it's right up there with the newer version of the Sunset bonsai book. I chose to purchase the Ortho book based on my own personal opinion, but also based on the nice resource listing they have in the back of the book along with some other nice things such as the US zone map. Keep in mind, my next trip to the book store I will purchase the Sunset book but the Ortho book is very useful. Just my two cents!