Broom Bonsai Style
Broom style hokidachi style here growers are trying to make the tree look like a broom.
Broom bonsai style. The raffia makes the branches grow up at the wound site. It branches out in all directions at about 1 3 the height of the tree. In nature trees are forced into all kinds of shapes under the influences of weather wind and placement. I placed the cut below the reverse taper.
First a trunk chop. Windswept style fukinagashi style. Hold your breath and lets get started. The japanese zelkova is almost always styled in a broom style.
Pinch the ends back to create ramification. Broom style bonsai hokidachi the broom style is suited for deciduous trees with extensive fine branching. Broom style trees in this style have an upright trunk with branches and foliage radiating outwards in the shape of a japanese fan or an umbrella. The bonsai will have a straight trunk with the branches jutting or spreading out at the top of the tree.
If all goes well you ll end up with a nice bonsai tree. Broom style bonsai resemble the old trees found along city streets or in orchards. A deciduous species is groomed to form a crown of radial branches that show a great deal of ramification branching twigs thereby creating a beautiful reflection of an old tree. The reason is that this style is how the tree naturally grows in japan and you can see this when driving through the countryside in japan from the train window or from a bus where they are often used as street plantings.