Bonsai Formal

The formal upright bonsai style called chokkan in japanese is easy enough for a novice to work on and challenging enough for bonsai masters.

Bonsai formal. The formal upright style is a very common form of bonsai. The bonsai pot is almost always placed on a formal stand of a size and design selected to complement the bonsai and its pot. Whereas in the informal styles of bonsais tree trunk is tapered at the bottom and it gradually becomes wider at the top. Formal upright bonsai have a straight trunk with.

Even my bald cypress is not perfectly straight. What is upright bonsai. Rules is probably the worst word of the three to describe what most artists do to create bonsai but it is the word. 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.

Introduction as in all arts bonsai usually conforms to a set of conventions guidelines or rules. It grew in the ground for the first seven years of its life and could not be rotated to make sure all sides received the same amount of sun. For this style tapering of the upright growing trunk must be clearly visible. A formal upright requires a perfectly straight trunk and they are hard to come by.