Bonsai Formal
A formal upright requires a perfectly straight trunk and they are hard to come by.
Bonsai formal. Whereas in the informal styles of bonsais tree trunk is tapered at the bottom and it gradually becomes wider at the top. Introduction as in all arts bonsai usually conforms to a set of conventions guidelines or rules. The formal style is generally easier to master between the two. Even my bald cypress is not perfectly straight.
The bonsai pot is almost always placed on a formal stand of a size and design selected to complement the bonsai and its pot. For this style tapering of the upright growing trunk must be clearly visible. Formal upright bonsai have a straight trunk with. The formal upright bonsai style called chokkan in japanese is easy enough for a novice to work on and challenging enough for bonsai masters.
Rules is probably the worst word of the three to describe what most artists do to create bonsai but it is the word. 55 indoors a formal bonsai display is arranged to represent a landscape and traditionally consists of the featured bonsai tree in an appropriate pot atop a wooden stand along with a shitakusa companion plant. For any formal style of bonsai the tree trunk is wider at the base and tapered towards the top. This style often occurs in nature especially when the tree is exposed to lots of light and does not face the problem of competing trees.