Bonsai has grown in such a way in Indonesia as an art that enjoyed by so many people around the country. There are more than 100 local species used as bonsai materials with some more imported species that have been cultivated in Indonesia. In the last 15 years the art of bonsai has achieved a lot of progress both in numbers and quality.

Initially Indonesian bonsai was designed following the Japanese style. But later on people also observed the Taiwanese and Chinese bonsai as well as the way the local trees grow that make the color of Indonesian bonsai as what it is now that you can see in this book. The innovation of the local artists also enriched the style and color of the Indonesian bonsai making them varied in many ways.

Penebar Swadaya Group