Formal Upright Bonsai

Upright formal bonsai or chokkan and.
Formal upright bonsai. This tree has been in a nursery pot for 4 years. Informal bonsai compositions feature a trunk that is upright but slightly crooked in its path and branches that form a rounded tapered shape around the tree. Twigs with long internodes should be pruned in spring before the new buds open. All buds you don t need should be removed immediately.
A formal upright shape is typical for the redwood in nature and also when it is styled as a bonsai. I took it to a guy guidry workshop in aug 2003 nothing. An upright bonsai is a style where the main stem or the trunk of the bonsai remains more or less straight and pointed upwards. Podocarpus purchased from rogers nursery spring 2003 author.
Slant 斜幹 shakan is a style of bonsai possessing straight trunks like those of bonsai grown in the formal upright style. What is upright bonsai. Informal upright 模様木 moyogi is a style of trees incorporating visible curves in trunk and branches but the apex of the informal upright is located directly above the trunk s entry into the soil line. Formal upright bonsai style chokkan the formal upright style is a very common form of bonsai.
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. Formal upright bonsai have a straight trunk with. Collection highlights podocarpus tags. The formal upright bonsai style called chokkan in japanese is easy enough for a novice to work on and challenging enough for bonsai masters.
For this style tapering of the upright growing trunk must be clearly visible. Formal bonsai compositions feature a. The formal upright style is a simple design. For this style tapering of the upright growing trunk must be clearly visible.
Upright informal bonsai or moyogi. Redwood bonsai produce a lot of new buds especially near scars from pruning. In this style the apex of the bonsai and base remains in a vertical straight line. The upright bonsai can be of two types.
James said the informal upright design is a bit looser and more whimsical than formal upright. Formal upright bonsai style chokkan the formal upright style is a very common form of bonsai. Paul pikel thursday august 21st 2003.