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There is an excellent article by Brent Walston on the rules for bonsai. In the article he gives some very broad guidelines for pots.

i.e. Colored glazed pots should be used for flowering and fruiting trees and the colors should complement the flower color. and Style of the pot should match the tree. Uprights without much movement should be in rectangular pots, informal uprights with a lot of trunk movement should be in oval or round pots. Massive trees should be in deep rectangular pots.

Other than the placement of the tree in the pot, the depth corresponding to the trunk caliper, and the width of the pot proportional to the spread of the tree, not much is said.

I was wondering if there is a more elaborate set of rules or guidelines for using pots with the different styles and species than this. Perhaps there aren't and the color, glaze, shape, etc. are left to the individual artist provided one stays within those broad guidelines.

Any thoughts on this?

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Regards,

Ed

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