Sizes of bonsai

Larry

I found this on shohin-europe.com, a great little site thats growing.
I never realised there were so many size categories!



The measure is taken from the rim of the pot to the top of the tree.



Oomono-bonsai is 61cm to 90cm and is carried by one man alone.

Chuhin-bonsai measures from 36cm to 60cm

Kifu-bonsai is 21cm up to 35cm.


Gafu-bonsai, or Miyabi-Bonsai, is 15cm up to 25cm in height.

A gafu-bonsai is a extraordinary artisticly valuable bonsai.

Shohin-bonsai is 20cm - 23 cm

or less in height, and includes the following subcategories:

Mini-bonsai, 7-10cm.

Bean-bonsai or Mame-bonsai is 7cm or less.

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