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22-May-2008
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Anyone who is interested in these books, please PM me. For orders of 5 copies or more the entire set has an excellent discount. I want one and I have one other taker...
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23-May-2008
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Answer your PM Chris 
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Student of Life Student of Nature "From bonsai we receive peace of mind, health and a life’s pursuit. We can also learn generosity, patience and even philosophy about life. We can also have the good fortune to make friends of all nationalities and races with whom we share a mutual trust and respect. This is all thanks to bonsai." "Saburo Kato" http://gongshi.freeforums.org/index.php http://bonsaivaultforum.freeforums.org/portal.php |
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28-May-2008
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I received my books last night and I am postively impressed by the content.
The books all start with a species introduction, care calendar, yearly growing pattern calendar, recommended soil mixes (content and particle sizes) according to the stage of development, products to use for specific pests and diseases. The book also shows a use for the fines left after all the soil sifting  I am currently going over the "flowering quinces" book (volume 10) and the amount of information contained is amazing. Luckily, I have a native Japanese speaker at home for the translation of the first chapter. Everything afterwards is followable without translation. From the first glance at the "plum and cherries" book (volume 6) and "needle junipers" (volume 7), there are some very interesting deadwood projects made only with the concave cutter, an exacto knife and the patina of time. In fact, that seems the common thread in the books... use the simplest tools, the simplest methods, let time do its work and enjoy the trip. I will definitely order the rest of the collection over the next weeks/months. Michael |
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28-May-2008
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bonsaiTALK Journeyman
Join Date: Mar-2008
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Just whant to add my thought aswell, i bought the "Make a minibonsai in 3 years" and 3, 4, 5, 9 and 10 of the Mini bonsai series. Its really a set of books worth buying, just his use of rootcuttings turned upside down is worth the cost of the books
Just looking through those books straightened alot of questionmarks i had in my head regarding some really nice Minibonsai i have seen Rest of the set is a given buy for me. |
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28-May-2008
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bonsaiTALK Expert
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Kai,
By "Make a minibonsai in 3 years", you mean "３年でできるミニ盆栽" right? I think I'll add that one to the collection soon Michael |
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4-Jun-2008
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Yes, ISBN 454089143X, 80 different species from seeds/cuttings. |
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9-Jun-2008
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Kai,
Awesome, thanks! I am adding the book to my wish list More news about the translation... Guy Maillot bought the translation, publishing and distribution rights to the complete series from the Japanese editor. The books will be published in English and in French, with the first book expected to hit the shelves this year. It is the maples book (no surprise, as Guy loves maples) with the 13 other books to follow. Michael |
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9-Jun-2008
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Thanks for the update Michael. It will be interesting to see some translation since I have been looking at those drawings for 6 years! Cheers, Al
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9-Jun-2008
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10-Jun-2008
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Ditto... I'll still order the ones I'm missing in Japanese to support the author. I will also probably order the translated edition if there is good feedback about it. Quote:
Al, The translation would definitely be interesting for the first chapter... the species specific cultivation tips, the fertilizer recipes, the products to use against the specific diseases/parasites and stuff like that. What puzzles me is the dunk he seems to recommend in November and December... I'll ask my wife tonight when I get home The rest of the books don't have that much text and you can get along by the drawings if you know the following two kanji: 月: month, 9月 means September 年: year, 5年 means "5th year" If you see somethine like "5年 gibberish 9月", it would of course mean in September of the 5th year. Judging by your thread on the tridents, I don't think you really need the translation anyways Michael |
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