Resources

If you would like to learn more about the art of bonsai, see our list of suggested reading and videos, check out other bonsai and penjing displays in the United States, or peruse a variety of bonsai club websites and Internet resources.

Printed and Video Resources
Public Bonsai and Penjing Displays in North America
Internet Resources

Printed and Video Resources

Books

Introductory Books

Basic Bonsai Design by David J. De Groot (American Bonsai Society)
Bonsai: Illustrated Guide to an Ancient Art by The editors of Sunset books and Sunset Magazine (Lane Publishing Company)
Bonsai Survival Guide by Colin Lewis (Storey Publishing)

Advanced Texts and Special Interest

Bonsai Techniques I & II by John Yoshio Naka (Bonsai Institute of California)
Penjing: Worlds of Wonderment by Qinquan Zhao (Venus Communications, LLC)
The Bonsai Art of Kimura by Katsuhito Onishi (Stone Lantern Publishing)

General Texts

The Art of Bonsai by Amy Liang (Hilit Publishing, Ltd.)
The Complete Book of Bonsai by Harry Tomlinson (Dorling Kindersley Ltd.)
Art of Bonsai by Yuji Yoshimura and Giovanna M. Halford (Charles E. Tuttle, Publisher)

Videos

Bonsai Techniques of the Japanese Masters (Series of four)
- "Kuromatisu" Japanese Black Pine
- "Satsuki" Satsuki Azalea
- "Ezomatsu" Ezo Spruce
- "Goyomatsu" Japanese White Pine
The Growing Art of Bonsai by Arthur Skolnik (Stone Lantern Publishing Co.)

Periodicals

Bonsai Focus P.O. Box 324 Watertown, MA 02471
International Bonsai P.O. Box 23894 Rochester, NY 14692

Public Bonsai and Penjing Displays in North America

Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University, Larz Anderson Collection 125 Arborway, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130 617-524-1718
Birmingham Botanical Garden 2612 Lane Park Rd., Birmingham, AL 35223 205-479-1244 (Bonsai Info) 205-879-1227 (Garden)
Brooklyn Botanic Garden 1000 Washington Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11225 718-622-4433
Chicago Botanic Garden Lake Cook Rd., P.O. Box 400, Glencoe, IL 60022 847-835-5440
Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden (Seasonal) 3400 Vine Street, Cincinnati, OH 45220 513-281-4700
Como Park Zoo and Conservatory Lexing and Como Ave., St. Paul, MN 651-487-8200
Dawes Arboretum 7770 Jacksontown Rd., S.E., Newark, OH 43056-9380 800-44DAWES
Des Moines Botanical Center, Hirsch/Ladany Bonsai Collection 909 East River Drive, Des Moines, Iowa 515-323-8900
Elandan Gardens 3050 W. State Hwy. 16, Bremerton, WA 98312 360-373-8260
Franklin Park Conservatory 1777 E. Broad St., Columbus, OH 43203 800-214-PARK
Fuku-Bonsai Cultural Center P.O. Box 6000, Kurtistown, HI 96760 808-982-9880
Garvan Woodland Gardens 550 Arkridge Road, Hot Springs National Park, AR 71913 800-366-4664
Golden State Bonsai Collection North at Lake Merritt Park 666 Bellevue Dr., Oakland, CA 510-763-8409
Golden State Bonsai Collection South at Huntington Botanical Gardens 1151 Oxford Rd., San Marino, CA 91108 626-405-2100
Hidden Lake Gardens 6214 W. Monroe St. Rt. 50, Tipton, MI 49287 517-431-2060
Longwood Gardens 1001 Longwood Road, Kennett Square , PA 19348 610-388-1000
Montreal Botanical Garden 4101 Sherbrooke St. East, Montréal, Québec, H1X 2B2, Canada 514-872-1400
Morikami Museum 4000 Morikami Park Rd., Delray Beach, FL 33446 561-495-0233
National Bonsai and Penjing Museum, U. S. National Arboretum 3501 New York Ave. N.E., Washington, D.C. 20002 202-245-2726
The North Carolina Arboretum 100 Frederick Law Olmstead Way, Asheville, NC 28806 828-665-2492
Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens One Schenley Park, Pittsburg, PA 15213 412-622-6914
Ruth and Sherman Lee Institute for Japanese Art Clark Center, 15770 Tenth Avenue, Hanford, CA
San Diego Wild Animal Park 15500 San Pasqual Valley Rd, Escondido, CA 92027-9614 619-231-1515
Dr. Sun Yat Sen Chinese Garden 578 Carrall Street, Vancouver, B.C. V6B 5K2, Canada 604-662 3207