Bonsai Sizes
Tray planting pronounced is a japanese art form which utilizes cultivation techniques to produce in containers small trees that mimic the shape and scale of full size trees.
Bonsai sizes. Keishi is the smallest size classification of bonsai. This style often occurs in nature especially when the tree is exposed to lots of light and does not face the problem of competing trees. 10 to 18 inches. Thumb size up to 1 inch 2 5 cm in height.
Some people suggest that the length of a bonsai pot should be approximately 2 3 the height of the bonsai tree or if it is a wide spreading bonsai then 2 3 the width of the bonsai tree. Bonsai wire comes in many different sizes from the thinnest diameters ideal for shaping tender foliage on a branch to the thickest diameters made for heavy jobs like bending large branches. Traditional rules of bonsai pot styles and size. We ve established that bonsai wire is used to shape a tree but did you know it has other uses also.
Similar practices exist in other cultures including the chinese tradition of penzai or penjing from which the art originated and the miniature living landscapes of vietnamese hòn. 30 to 48 inches. It literally means thumb. 5 to 8 inches.
40 to 60 inches. There seems to be about 3 different size classification for bonsai out there. The size of bonsai is generally measured as the distance between the top of the soil and the apex of the bonsai tree. For this style tapering of the upright growing trunk must be clearly visible.
In most cases the ideal length of the pot should be about 2 3 the height of the tree. 16 to 36 inches. The japanese maple above that i have called chuhin is 28 cm tall and could be called kifu or chuhin. Keishi bonsai thumb size up to 1 inch 2 5 cm in height shito bonsai very small up to 3 inch 7 5 cm in height mame bonsai mini up to 6 inch 15 cm in height.
Below is the classification of bonsai of different sizes. The trident is 48cm tall and as you say would be better called chuhin as well. 60 to 80 inches. Formal upright bonsai style chokkan the formal upright style is a very common form of bonsai.
If the height of the tree is shorter than its width the length of the pot should be about 2 3 the width of the spread of the tree. Bonsai size classification chart and guide.