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31-Jul-2004	#1
Will_Heath BANNED Join Date: Apr-2004 Location: Clinton Township, MI Country: USA USDA Zone: 6 MI AHS Heat Zone: 4 Posts: 4,227	Shina Pine / Chi Kana? was at a bonsai shop today and seen a couple nice trees, the labels confused me upon trying to do some research before a purchase. One looked like a black pine but had a label calling it a "shina" pine. The other was labeled "chi kana" (looks alot like a Hinoki Cypress) I couldn't find one bit of info on either, anyone ever hear of these or do I have a slightly crazy shop owner who is making up his own names? Last edited by Will Heath : 31-Jul-2004 at 11:57 PM.

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1-Aug-2004	#2
TreeBay Tips:5¢ Advice:Free *MODERATOR GROUP* Join Date: Aug-2001 Location: Silicon Valley Country: USA USDA Zone: 9 AHS Heat Zone: 4 Posts: 9,742	I don't know, I have never heard of those terms. Is the owner Japanese, Chinese, Korean?? It looks like one meaning of "shina" is "China" http://216.239.39.104/search?q=cach...na+bonsai&hl=en "The term "Shina" was used as commonly in Japanese as "China" in English" http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclo...world-languages Chinese Sweetplum is "Shina Amai Ume" Age of a pot is "Shina-bachi" "Shina-soba" is "ramen" etc. Apparently "Shina" also means "good" in Japanese, so who knows? Now, I really can't help you with the Chi Kana cypress, except to say that Chi means "earth" or "blood" Maybe you should just ask him/her? Regards, Matt __________________ Want to be a seller on bonsaiAUCTIONS? Get authorized today! bonsaiTALK: Over 100,005.36 Megabytes Served this Month!

2-Aug-2004	#3
Will_Heath BANNED Join Date: Apr-2004 Location: Clinton Township, MI Country: USA USDA Zone: 6 MI AHS Heat Zone: 4 Posts: 4,227	Thanks Treebay, I asked him today and he said that the Shina was labeled like that when he purchased it, and the chi kana he just named for lack of anything else. No not asian but worked at a temple for years making brooms, fountains, and such. Positive that the "chi kana" is a Hinoki Cypress, I'll take some pics later and post, maybe you can help me label these. For some odd reason a tree without a label bugs me and makes the journal hard to keep.

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