Shohin Bonsai
To me they are more difficult not just because they are harder to grow in very small pots but because the limited number of usable elements force the artist to become very careful and deliberate with how they build the tree s structure.
Shohin bonsai. Shohin and mame bonsai trees 小品盆栽 豆盆栽 shohin means a small thing indicating it being even smaller than bonsai. It s also more difficult to see pests unless you pick the trees up individually. Shohin and mame bonsai care is more demanding than maintenance of your other bonsai. The word s translation from japanese means tree in a pot believed to have originated in china during the han dynasty bonsai was first introduced in japan some 500 years later by buddhist monks.
M193 japanese cork bark black pine shohin bonsai kyokko nishiki 旭光錦 125 00. First of all their small pots dry out much quicker. Asashi nakamura bonsai is an ancient art of horticultural sculpture. Mame bonsai a sub category of shohin are bonsai under 4 inches from the soil to the top of the tree.
Sometimes even one new leaf can make a difference in design therefore they need more frequent pruning. What are shohin bonsai shohin bonsai are typically under 10 inches from the soil to the top of the tree.