Pine Bonsai Formal Upright
Gift of daizo iwasaki 2004.
Pine bonsai formal upright. Recommended for the advanced bonsai enthusiast and beginner due to its resilient nature. 36 inches width. The branches of this pine were grafted onto the trunk at 90 degree angles to create a style of bonsai known as formal upright. Each pine bonsai has been cultivated with wire to maintain a beautiful distinctive shape.
For this style tapering of the upright growing trunk must be clearly visible. 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. 25 27 years height. Nearly all conifers are appropriate for the informal upright while some species of maple and beech are.
The formal upright style is a very common form of bonsai. He won two prime minister awards at sakufu ten professional entry only bonsai exhibit for in formal upright japanese five needle pine in 1994. The blue green needles of the black pine are the characteristic feature of a black pine bonsai. Herons bonsai 272 009 views.
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. Jun 28 2016 it appears to me that to create a formal upright leaves little room for errors. Formal upright bonsai have a straight trunk with. See more ideas about bonsai bonsai tree bonsai garden.
Making formal upright bonsai from alberta spruce duration.