Formal Upright Bonsai Style
The upright bonsai can be of two types.
Formal upright bonsai style. However with a bit of pushing from mike rogers we went for the traditional japanese formal upright shown in the center drawing guy guidry mike rogers in oder to make this style the main trunk needed to be shortened and smoothed. James said the informal upright design is a bit looser and more whimsical than formal upright. Formal upright style the trunk is straight and tapers toward the top. Everything from flat top to an extended twin trunk style.
The branches of the bonsai must gradually become shorter and thinner from the bottom to the top be horizontal compared with the trunk or bent slightly downwards. Formal upright style pinus halepensisa bonsai is a japanese art form using miniature trees grown in containers. In this style the apex of the bonsai and base remains in a vertical straight line. For this style tapering of the upright growing trunk must be clearly visible.
Formal upright bonsai style chokkan the formal upright style is a very common form of bonsai. The tree s apex stands directly over the base of the trunk and the tree is perfectly straight. One you have a young bonsai with a straight trunk healthy branches and an overall triangular shape. Similar practices exist in other cultures including the chinese tradition of penjing from which the art originated and the miniature living landscapes of vietnamese hòn non bộ but this article describes the japanese tradition.
How to get a taper on a formal upright bonsai getting started. An upright bonsai is a style where the main stem or the trunk of the bonsai remains more or less straight and pointed upwards. The roots at the base of the trunk are nicely spread. 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.
Basic styles formal upright informal upright slanting cascade semi cascade. For this style tapering of the upright growing trunk must be clearly visible. 1 formal upright style chokkan style. 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.
This style is a close cousin of formal upright style bonsai but with a little. Informal upright style moyogi style. Upright formal bonsai or chokkan and. The formal upright style has classic proportions and is the basis of all bonsai.
Slanting style shakan style. The tree you start with when creating a formal upright bonsai must have a straight trunk with healthy.