Bonsai Branch Placement

Succeeding branches placed at one third the remaining distance to the top of the tree.
Bonsai branch placement. No crossing branches or branches that cross the trunk. The second and subsequent branches must be placed at one third the remaining distance to the top of the tree. But in many styles one sided branches offer an interesting and different impact see picture below. First branch should be placed approximately one third the height of the tree.
The next task in arranging the branches of a juniper bonsai is to wire and arrange or lay out the foliage mass. No eye poking branches pointed directly at viewer. Branches go on the outside of the curves no belly branches. Enter the diameter of your bonsai s trunk at the base to calculate the recommended height that the tree should be.
The recommended placement of the branches on the left right back etc is indicative of proper composition and helps to create good physical volume. This understanding of aesthetic design comes with practice and with viewing bonsai of high artistic value. Determining the height of the first branch enter the height of your bonsai tree to determine the ideal height from the base that the first branch should be located. There are about 12 classical bonsai styles types into which plant material can be shaped.
I suggest using the japanese kokufu ten exhibition photo albums for reference. Most bonsai have a triangular shape three primary branches a viewing front and several of the elements discussed previously such as good root displacement trunk taper and the like. What follows is a formula for creating a classically designed bonsai. Lower branch should always be bigger than the ones above.
When bonsai artist speak to movement in their design it really begins with the trunkline. As has been described during the process of thinning out the foliage i had also created a large number of secondary and tertiary branches that each carried a small pad of foliage at its tip.