Shohin
The Willow Leaf Ficus - The Best Ficus for Shohin Bonsai
Introduction The Willow Leaf Ficus has grown into one of the most popular and perhaps best ficus trees for creating a shohin bonsai specimen.
'Shohin' is a Japanese word. It means 'tiny thing' and in the bonsai world, shohin bonsai refers to trees that are within a certain size, 6' - 8' to be specific. As for 'mame', it is a Japanese word that literally means 'bean'.
Sumo Shohin
By John Romano
You may have heard of the "Extreme Games" and the "X Games" athletes pushing the limits of their particular sport. We now have the extreme games of small bonsai: Sumo Shohin! ...
Displaying Shohin-bonsai isn't the easiest thing in the world compared to displaying traditional bonsai. Shohin-bonsai demands more trees available at the time of displaying, and more creativity must be put into the display some times.
Shunga-ten Shohin exhibition in Osaka, Japan
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European Hornbeam/Carpinus betulus Shohin Bonsai Progression Series
This European Hornbeam started life as a £1 bare-root seedling in the Winter of 2000/2001.
Shohin Bonsai
Shohin are the next step up in size classification to Mame and Shito bonsai. Yet again Shohin are seen in all styles Unlike their smaller cousins, creating a reasonable branch structure and trunk poses no problems.
SHOHIN bonsai up to 20cm in height
KIFU bonsai between 20 and 40cm in height
CHU bonsai between 40 and 60 cm in height ...
Shohin World
--Shohin bonsai gallery, Kusamono, Display's, Pots and more. Shohinworld
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Shohin: Bonsai that are less than 10 inches tall.
Soil Sieve: Used to grade soils for layering and to remove fine dust that inhibits proper drainage.
Right: Shohin Premna. Note the regular sized leaf at the bottom.
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Shohin
Small bonsai, usually ranging in height from five to ten inches.
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Why Shohin - In defense of Smaller Bonsai
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Mame or Shohin Bonsai - No more than 150mm high
Ko Bonsai - Not more than 300mm high
Chui Bonsai - Not more than 600mm high ...
Cotoneaster for Shohin
For Shohin (under 10 inches tall), Cotoneaster should be grown out in one gallon cans, and pruned back frequently to obtain many breaks on the trunk from which future branches may be selected. This process takes 2 to 4 years.
Very small trees (shohin) don't take up much space. However, they are more difficult to create as good bonsai and they do require more attention ... including frequent watering. If you have 'ready helpers', large trees may not be a problem.
Bonsai Glossary: shohin - A small sized bonsai tree.
Bonsai Glossary: stratify - Natural process whereby seeds are exposed to freezing and thawing during winter, encouraging germination.
Most plants are suitable for shohin and mame bonsai but the species I mentioned above are really suitable for me. I will answer all mail with questions about shohin and mame bonsai @ a.h.giphart@fd.tudelft.nl.
(Small bonsai can be known as shohin-bonsai or mame-bonsai but we call them mini-bonsai.)
Ordinary bonsai is as big as a man can hold with his two hands, and the size of mini-bonsai is just a twig of an ordinary bonsai.
1990 Nippon Bonsai Sakufu-ten Committee Award (Best of Shohin Bonsai)
1994 Prime Minister Award (Best of Show)
1995 Minister of Environment Agency Award (Best of Chuhin Bonsai) ...
Lastly, if you wish a smaller leaf size choose a fig species or cultivar with smaller leaves which are more naturally suited to smaller and shohin sized trees. Ficus salicifolia has small leaves useful for even small bonsai.
A bonsai dressing-up style that uses a box-type display shelf. This style is used mainly to dress up ''shohin'' small bonsai pieces.
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Yaupon holly is a native of North America. They are excellent to work with and will make quality medium and shohin size bonsai. They bud back readily on old wood.
This is especially true of mame (very small bonsai). Nearly all mame should be repotted every year. Shohin (fewer than ten inch bonsai) should be repotted every year to two years depending on the species and the growing conditions.
Notes: Cotoneaster likes to sucker, so if it is not being grown as a clump, suckers must be vigilantly removed to promote trunk growth. Cotoneasters lend themselves to mame and shohin, but are harder to grow as large bonsai.
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Last weekend I visited the Swindon Winter Image Bonsai Show. It was a fantastic event and very well attended by bonsai growers from across the UK. There were many trees on display, ranging from the small shohin bonsai to a large bonsai landscape.
One way in which bonsai are classified is according to size. Mame are ideally less than 10 cm (4 inches) tall and can be held in the palm of the hand. Shohin are about 25 cm (10 inches) tall, while other bonsai are larger and can not be easily moved.
The art is alive and well in Italy, as evidenced by the annual Crespi Cup of Milan. Among the prizes awarded at the Crespi cup are: best tree judged by naturalness and artistic quality; best coniferous tree; best deciduous tree; best shohin; ...
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