Different Style Of Bonsai

Slanting bonsai style shakan as a result of the wind blowing in one dominant direction or when a tree grows in the shadow and must bend toward the sun the tree will lean in one direction.

Different style of bonsai. The configuration of the trunks can also be described by specific styles including raft and sinuous styles for multiple trees growing from a connected root and the general term forest style for multiple unconnected trees in large number. Within these styles a bonsai can be classified by number of trunks alone. 1 formal upright style chokkan style. What is a bonsai.

Some of the major style groupings include. A slanted trunk. Basic styles formal upright informal upright slanting cascade semi cascade. With bonsai the leaning style should grow at an angle of about 60 80 degrees relative to the ground.

Trunk and bark surface. Informal upright moyogi. Slanting style shakan style. Informal upright style moyogi style.

For example a bonsai with a. A frequently used set of styles describe the orientation of the bonsai tree s main trunk. Trunk and root. This style is defined by the perfectly straight trunk line.

The branches likewise are. Formal upright chokkaan. Five basic bonsai styles 1. They may also be combinations of shapes such as a windswept semi cascade or they may be something totally unique such as this pine by bonsai artist walter pall germany.

This style has a softer look and is less severe than the formal upright shape. The roots are well developed on one side to keep the tree standing. At first glance many bonsai styles can be identified by the basic descriptions.