Informal Upright Bonsai Styles
Learn all about the two main upright styles in bonsai growing.
Informal upright bonsai styles. Informal upright bonsai style moyogi the informal upright style is common in both nature and in the art of bonsai. The top of the tree is straight above the base of the trunk. The goal is to develop a single line of the trunk reaching from the roots to the apex while producing a natural branch and foliage structure. Slanting the trunk is straight like that of a bonsai grown in the formal upright style.
Forest style displays are created to mirror the different heights and trunk thicknesses found in natural forests so the trees should differ randomly in size james said. Tapering of the trunk must be clearly visible with the base of the trunk thicker than the higher portion. In every twirl branches appear usually smaller at the top and bigger near de soil. Another easy style to incorporate the informal upright or moyogi in japanese is known specifically for its trunk that grows upward but bends to the right and left forming an s.
One of the major goals is to place branches on the outside of curves whenever possible. Informal upright or moyogi the informal upright is a frequently seen style a basic design that it follows the natural structure of the tree s trunk. 07 jun 2017 the upright styles in bonsai are one of the most popular and easy styles for beginners. Informal upright style moyogi style.
A forest bonsai display. Informal upright style the trunk is slightly bent and tapers toward the top. Informal upright moyogi this style has a softer look and is less severe than the formal upright shape. This style is a close cousin of formal upright style bonsai but with a little innate cursive.
In nature trees are forced into all kinds of shapes under the influences of weather wind and placement. An informal upright bonsai. However the slant style trunk emerges from the soil at an angle and the apex of the bonsai will be located. The branches are distributed asymmetrically.
The trunk grows upright roughly in the shape of a letter s and at every turn branching occurs. The lower branches must be placed at the outer side of the curves or bends. Curves and bends should have the look of something that would actually happen in nature. The informal upright style has much the same branch arrangement as the formal upright style but the top instead of being erect as in the formal upright style bends slightly to the front.