X" trunk = diameter or circumference?

29-Feb-2008	#1
froufrou Noob Join Date: Feb-2008 Location: NW Indiana Country: USA USDA Zone: 6 AHS Heat Zone: 6 Posts: 213	X" trunk = diameter or circumference? In general (in bonsai), when someone says X" trunk, do they mean the diameter or the circumference? I thought it would be the diameter, but someone selling a tree with 10/16" diameter trunk called it a 2" trunk. Also when selling a tree, is the trunk measured at root level or just below the first branch?

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Unless someone is trying to make a quick buck or doing something shallow, we generally mention trunk sizes in relation to their diameter.

As for where to measure, I always thought it was above the swelling of the nebari.

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29-Feb-2008	#3
froufrou Noob Join Date: Feb-2008 Location: NW Indiana Country: USA USDA Zone: 6 AHS Heat Zone: 6 Posts: 213	Ok thanks for the info, he corrected his ad with the word 'circumference'. When I first saw it I was, wow 2", then a photo he had showed 10/16"... disappointed.

29-Feb-2008	#4
bonsaikc Registered FedEx Sender Join Date: Jan-2004 Location: Ottawa, KS Country: USA USDA Zone: 5-6 AHS Heat Zone: 7 Posts: 1,726	LOL that's right. You and I and everyone who cares about bonsai mentions trunk diameter. But on eBay they know that and almost invariably quote circumference. Caveat emptor! __________________ Sashi-no-eda.blogspot.com

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