Pumilus
Bonsai terms
Dwarf
Glossary of terms
A reference section with categories and short explanations.
Pygmaeus
Bonsai terms
Dwarf
Pyramidalis
Bonsai terms
Pyramidal
Repens
Bonsai terms
Creeping
Reticulatus
Bonsai terms
Cobwebby
Roboku: (roboku)
Bonsai terms
Ancient, antique bonsai.
Robustus
Bonsai terms
Robust
Roseaflorus
Bonsai terms
Rosaceous
Rotundifolius
Bonsai terms
Round-leaved
Sabamiki: (sabamiki)
Bonsai terms
Bonsai with a split trunk.
Saikei: (saikei)
Bonsai terms
A landscape with rocks and plants, but without figurines.
Sankan (sankan)
Bonsai terms
Triple trunk. Three trunks growing from a single root (father, mother, son).
Sashi-ho: (саси-хо)
Bonsai terms
Pruning.
Sashi-ki: (sashi-ki)
Bonsai terms
Propagation by cuttings.
Scandens
Bonsai terms
Climbing
Seishi: (seishi)
Bonsai terms
Bonsai shaping.
Semperflorens
Bonsai terms
Ever-flowering
Sempervirens
Bonsai terms
Evergreen
Sentei: (sentei)
Bonsai terms
Categorical pruning of perennial branches and the trunk. Corresponds to the English term pruning.
Serpens
Bonsai terms
Twining
Serpyllifolius
Bonsai terms
Thyme-leaved
Serratus
Bonsai terms
Serrated
Shakan: (сякан)
Bonsai terms
Inclined style. Container: rectangular, oval.
Sharimiki: (сяримики)
Bonsai terms
A style with exposed deadwood.
Shohaku: (syohaku)
Bonsai terms
Coniferous trees (softwood).
Shohin-bonsai: (shohin-bonsai)
Bonsai terms
Bonsai no more than 15 cm tall.
Shoki: (syoki), Yamadori-shitate (yamadori-shitate) (as opposed to Misho)
Bonsai terms
Bonsai from plants found in the wild.
Sin-edakiri: (sin-zdakiri)
Bonsai terms
Pruning of the current year's shoots. Corresponds to the English term trimming.
Sin-nuki: (sin-nuki)
Bonsai terms
Removal of the unexpanded leaves of bamboo (literally, 'exposing the pith') to limit its vertical growth.
Sokan: (sokan)
Bonsai terms
Double trunk. Two trunks growing from one root (father, son).
Sparkling
Bonsai terms
Sparkling
Stolenifera
Bonsai terms
Root-suckering
Strictus
Bonsai terms
Vertical
Suiban: (sui-ban)
Bonsai terms
A flat container without drainage holes. Suiban is a container for water. Used to display suiseki.
Suiseki: (suiseki)
Bonsai terms
Rock landscape. Orig.: San Sui-Sek (Chinese) — stones used in the landscape.
Sylvaticus
Bonsai terms
Woodland
Tachia-gari: (tatiagari)
Bonsai terms
The lower part of the trunk. Stem.
Tangei: (tangey)
Bonsai terms
Bonsai material.
Tekishin: (tekishin)
Bonsai terms
Removal of shoots.
Tenuifolius
Bonsai terms
Narrow-leaved