Short courses
The Bonsai University offers short courses, 9 hours total, to familiarise with the bonsai art. The program includes the techniqual bases as pruning, wiring, transplanting and shaping, in addition to some notes on the tree physiology and phytopatology. The techniques are applied on trees offered from the school supervised by the teacher; the tree will remain owned by the student.
The specific tools are curated by the student: if he doesn't have them he can demand them to the University with a 10% discount.