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BONSAI SIZES
Sizes are measured from soil level to apex of the bonsai.
|
Height |
Name
|
Other name |
English
|
|
1” |
Keishi |
Tsubo |
Thimble Size |
|
1 – 3” |
Shito |
Mini size |
Very Small |
|
3 – 6” |
Mame |
|
Mini Size |
|
6 – 8” |
Shohin |
Katade |
Small Size |
|
8 – 16” |
Kifu Sho |
|
Small to Medium Size |
|
16 – 24 |
Chu |
|
Medium Size |
|
24 – 40 |
Dai |
|
Large Size |
Trees larger than this are referred to as garden bonsai (yard
bonsai).
Reference: Coussins, C. 2003, The Bonsai School, Silverdale
Books, Wigston, Leicester.
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