Informal Upright Bonsai Tree

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.

Informal upright bonsai tree. The branches are distributed asymmetrically. The lower branches must be placed at the outer side of the curves or bends. The trunk in the informal upright style bends slightly to the front. Formal bonsai compositions feature a.

The informal upright bonsai or moyogi is also a very popular bonsai style. Informal upright style the trunk is slightly bent and tapers toward the top. The informal upright is a frequently seen style a basic design that it follows the natural structure of the tree s trunk. An informal upright bonsai.

Especially in japan there are tons of varieties of plants and trees that can be transformed to fit in small pots so young people started to see them less as an art of old era but rather that bonsai can fit in their life style of this day. The basic difference between a formal upright bonsai and the informal upright bonsai is that in the latter type the trunk is not as perfectly straight as a chokkan and has some bend in it. 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. In nature trees are forced into all kinds of shapes under the influences of weather wind and placement.

A forest bonsai display. The style of enjoying bonsai has been becoming less formal and more casual.