{"product_id":"beginners-bonsai-species-handbook","title":"The Beginner's Species Handbook — 20 Trees, Month by Month","description":"\u003cp\u003eEvery other guide in this shop teaches a technique. This one answers the question those guides cannot: \u003cem\u003ebut what does \u003cstrong\u003emy\u003c\/strong\u003e tree need?\u003c\/em\u003e Twenty species, two pages each, with the year laid out month by month for every one of them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe twenty species\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIndoor and tropical:\u003c\/strong\u003e ficus retusa, ficus benjamina, Chinese elm, jade, dwarf jade, fukien tea, sweet plum, schefflera, serissa, bougainvillea.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOutdoor:\u003c\/strong\u003e juniper procumbens, Japanese maple, trident maple, Japanese black pine, Scots pine, cotoneaster, boxwood, hornbeam, larch, satsuki azalea.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat each species gets\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLight and position, stated as a requirement rather than a preference\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWatering behaviour — which species sulk when wet, which will not forgive drying out once\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSoil mix and ratio, and the repotting window for that species\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePruning and wiring calendar — the weeks when cutting helps and the weeks when it costs you a year\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFeeding schedule, including the species that need it stopped early\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCold hardiness in °C, and what winter protection it actually needs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe one mistake that kills this species most often\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAlso inside\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA twelve-month master calendar covering tropical, deciduous and conifer groups side by side\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNorthern and southern hemisphere versions throughout\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSix printable one-page reference sheets to pin above the bench\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA species-choice decision tree for buying your next tree\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA first-year checklist that works whatever month you bought the tree\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt 48 pages this is the longest guide in the shop and the one written to stay in use for years rather than be read once.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFormat \u0026amp; delivery\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e1 PDF, 48 pages, A4, printable. Instant download on the order confirmation page and by email. Written in plain language for people who have never kept a bonsai before — no Japanese terminology used without explaining it first.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bonsai \u0026 Beginners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44219802746958,"sku":"BB-SPC-090","price":90.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/5941\/9470\/files\/beginners-bonsai-species-handbook.png?v=1787578452","url":"https:\/\/bonsaibeginners.com\/products\/beginners-bonsai-species-handbook","provider":"Bonsai \u0026 beginners","version":"1.0","type":"link"}