Thread: Mame 4" rule
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Old 06-09-2008, 12:46 AM   #24 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by ficusfanatic View Post
i agree with alain a few posts back. grow the best little mini cascade you can and people can call it what they want. if its tiny people will call it mame. if its small then a shohin. it is nice to know the rules but this is just a label, not really a rule as to styling.
Shito Mame and Shohin are not styles, they are catorgories of Bonsai. As for rules I have always treated them as guidelines only.
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