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About Bonsai sizes

Bonsai are classified in three size categories.

The first one is for miniature bonsai often refer to as Shohin. The same shohin category is divided in three sub category. The first category of the shohin bonsai is Shito or Keshitsubo. These shito are bonsai of 7 cm or less in size. They are very tiny and are often sow in the display pot. The pot is no bigger then a sewing dice in volume. One favorite subject of this size of bonsai is the poppy seed bonsai. The second sub category of the shohin size bonsai is the more known Mame. Those bonsai have a size between 7 and 20 cm. The last and third category is known as the Komono or Katade-Mochi. They have a size ranging from 20 to 30 cm.

The second category of Bonsai is called Chiu or Chumono. Those are medium size bonsai having a size of 30 to 60 cm. They are easily moved by one person.

The third size and category is called Dai or Omono. The size vary from 60 cm to 1,20 m. They have to be moved by two persons. Some are so heavy that you require more then two persons to move them.

To summarize :

Main categorySub sizesSizes in centimeters
ShohinShitoMeasures less then 7cm
MameMeasures 7 to 20 cm
KomonoMeasures 20 to 30cm
ChiuMeasure 30 to 60cm
DaiMeasures 60 to 120cm

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