{"product_id":"bonsai-a-sima-9798996418602","title":"Bonsai: Year One","description":"\u003ci\u003eMost first trees don't die from neglect. They die from care.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou brought home a small tree in a shallow pot, and within a week you started to worry about it. Too much water, too little, the wrong window, the leaf that yellowed overnight. \u003ci\u003eBonsai: Year One\u003c\/i\u003e is the book for that worry, and for the first twelve months that decide whether a tree lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMost beginner guides hand you a watering schedule and a diagram. This one starts with the eye. Before it teaches the keeping, it teaches you to read a trunk, a root flare, and the line that took thirty years to bend, so that every cut and every season has a reason behind it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eInside you'll learn how to: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChoose a healthy first tree and see what a good trunk and root base actually look like\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWater, light, and soil by feel and observation, not by a rigid clock\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRecognize trouble early, from pests and root rot to the slow signs of stress\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRepot, prune, and wire without setting your tree back a year\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKnow when to act and when to leave a tree alone long enough to grow\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is honest about the arguments inside the craft and exact about the species on your bench. The care calendars are built for \u003cb\u003efive North American climates\u003c\/b\u003e, so the dates match your weather instead of a garden halfway around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf your first tree matters to you, start here.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e A. Sima\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798996418602\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sima Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/08\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.97lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 1.00d","brand":"A. Sima","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48853002420479,"sku":"9798996418602","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/bonsai-a-sima-9798996418602","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}