Is Nick Lenz's Book Outdated?

[music~maker]

I have at least 10 bonsai books acquired during my first 5-7 years in the hobby. This is one of only a few I continue to reference or simply read for the fun of it.

Well of course, that begs the question - what are the other books that you still read? =)

I make it a habit to read Peter Adams' Bonsai with Japanese Maples about once a year, and I pull out Naka's Bonsai Techniques I & II periodically ...

Martin Treasure's Bonsai Life Histories used to be a very regular read too, and then one day the trees didn't look quite as advanced as they once had and I started seeing flaws I never noticed before. That was actually an interesting moment because that had been one of my favorites and I feel like I naturally graduated from that one. I still pick it up from time to time, but not nearly as often.

The Nick Lenz book seems destined to be one of those regular reads now too ...

So what are your others?

 

[Dav4]

Well of course, that begs the question - what are the other books that you still read? =)

I make it a habit to read Peter Adams' Bonsai with Japanese Maples about once a year, and I pull out Naka's Bonsai Techniques I & II periodically ...

Martin Treasure's Bonsai Life Histories used to be a very regular read too, and then one day the trees didn't look quite as advanced as they once had and I started seeing flaws I never noticed before. That was actually an interesting moment because that had been one of my favorites and I feel like I naturally graduated from that one. I still pick it up from time to time, but not nearly as often.

The Nick Lenz book seems destined to be one of those regular reads now too ...

So what are your others?

The other two books I'll periodically reference are, in fact, Peter Adam's two books on maples and flowering bonsai. I've got bunches of others, including the Naka set, but really never pull them off the shelf anymore.

 

[petegreg]

I have at least 10 bonsai books acquired during my first 5-7 years in the hobby. This is one of only a few I continue to reference or simply read for the fun of it.

This is the best response whether the book is outdated or not. One of my favorite books along with P. Adams, Pines and Junipers books and The Principles of Bonsai design book. The rest is more for looking at pictures. Oh, almost forgotten, two valuable shohin books by Roland Schatzer and Morten Albek. The Bonsai Deadwood book, Gnarly branches Ancient Trees and HH's book just ordered for long winter evenings...

 

[Anthony]

Love to read the old books, the 1960's stuff from Japan.

Then a few Bonsai Today [ stopped purchasing after 34, they became repetitive ]

Today, looking for the book that become the BIBLE.

Branched off into soil, soil organisms and root interaction.
Good Day
Anthony

 

[rockm]

Well of course, that begs the question - what are the other books that you still read? =)

I make it a habit to read Peter Adams' Bonsai with Japanese Maples about once a year, and I pull out Naka's Bonsai Techniques I & II periodically ...

Martin Treasure's Bonsai Life Histories used to be a very regular read too, and then one day the trees didn't look quite as advanced as they once had and I started seeing flaws I never noticed before. That was actually an interesting moment because that had been one of my favorites and I feel like I naturally graduated from that one. I still pick it up from time to time, but not nearly as often.

The Nick Lenz book seems destined to be one of those regular reads now too ...

So what are your others?

I have about 200 bonsai books. I've been collecting them since the early 90's. Lenz' book is one of the half dozen I regularly pick up