Ginkgo. A close up of the cover tree from the new Crespi Bonsai Museum gallery book.
We only occasionally devote a whole post to advertising and then only when we think what we are selling is newsworthy or warrants some special attention.
It has been a long time since we’ve seen such an exceptional new bonsai book. Quality photography, materials and production combine with fifty blue chip bonsai that have been shot over time and from different perspectives in a way that makes for a thoroughly enjoyable bonsai experience.
This excellent new book allows you a taste of the world famous Crespi Bonsai Museum (Milan, Italy) without suffering a trace of jet lag (not that Italy isn’t a trip worth taking if you have the time and means). Speaking of means, this superb hardcover is a remarkably good deal at 45.00 US dollars (especially when you consider our current 20% to 30% sale). Timing is good too (gift hint for those of us who need all the help we can get).
The images shown here are all scans from our ancient scanner and photos from my not so ancient iPhone. Neither do a whit of justice to the real thing.
I’m not sure I’ve ever seen a Japanese maple with such amazing cork bark. The variety is called Arakawa.
Swirling Shimpaku.
English hawthorn. What might be considered serious design flaws in other trees are overlooked with flowering tree in full bloom.
Another Japanese maple. Cascade this time. It’s hard to get the full effect with this hastily shoot iPhone photo, but you can use your imagination.
Another Simpaku. Our scanner isn’t big enough to get the largest images.
The cover. My apologies for the fuzz. I couldn’t scan the full cover without losing part of it, so I lifted and enlarged (thus the fuzz) this photo from the publisher’s website.
The Crespi Bonsai Museum’s new Bonsai Gallery book is available at Stone Lantern.