Juniper Formal Upright Bonsai
It is the easiest for a beginner to develop because.
Juniper formal upright bonsai. I took it to a guy guidry workshop in aug 2003 nothing. A formal upright has a trunk that grows upright. Juniperus chinensis juniperus procumbens nana juniperus communis juniperus sabina juniperus rigida junierpus squamata to name a few there are more. 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.
The tree you start with when creating a formal upright bonsai must have a straight trunk with healthy branches all the way around the trunk. Making formal upright bonsai from alberta spruce duration. Better species are junipers like. This tree has been in a nursery pot for 4 years.
Slant 斜幹 shakan is a style of bonsai possessing straight trunks like those of bonsai grown in the formal upright style. Conifers work best with this style including angelica. Podocarpus purchased from rogers nursery spring 2003 author. Herons bonsai 272 009 views.
Looking closer at the foliage we can see this is a hinoki a species that s commonly styled as formal upright bonsai with highly refined branch pads. The formal upright style is a very common form of bonsai. Bonsai display epcot finished bonsai formal upright podocarpus comments off. For this style tapering of the upright growing trunk must be clearly visible.
Paul pikel thursday august 21st 2003. The tree below could be one of three different species needle juniper cryptomeria or hinoki cypress. It requires the least experimentation avoids the problem of selective pruning. The formal upright style has classic proportions and is the basis of all bonsai.
You can often tell the species of a tree by its shape. You do not want a juniper that has the habit of growing branches upright.