Formal Upright Juniper Bonsai

Plants in the formal upright style look best in oval or rectangular containers.

Formal upright juniper bonsai. Maples may also be used but are not as easy to train into such a conformist style. The formal upright bonsai style called chokkan in japanese is easy enough for a novice to work on and challenging enough for bonsai masters. Herons bonsai 287 229 views. This tree has been in a nursery pot for 4 years.

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. A formal upright has a trunk that grows upright. For pleasing proportions avoid centering the tree in the container. The rules of bonsai by brent walston introduction as in all arts bonsai usually conforms to a set of conventions guidelines or rules.

Create a juniper cascade bonsai for a few euros juniperbonsai worldofbonsai duration. Plants that are not ideal for a formal upright bonsai. Some of the most popular species for formal upright bonsai style are. Making formal upright bonsai from alberta spruce duration.

Instead place it about a third of the distance from one end. Rules is probably the worst word of the three to describe what most artists do to create bonsai but it is the word that most people use. Collection highlights podocarpus tags. Better species are junipers like.

You do not want a juniper that has the habit of growing branches upright. I took it to a guy guidry workshop in aug 2003 nothing. Formal upright bonsai style chokkan the formal upright style is a very common form of bonsai. Making formal upright bonsai from alberta spruce duration.

Bonsai display epcot finished bonsai formal upright podocarpus comments off. Coniferous species generally work best with this style. Juniperus chinensis juniperus procumbens nana juniperus communis juniperus sabina juniperus rigida junierpus squamata to name a few there are more. Herons bonsai 272 009 views.

Creating bonsai is a living art project. Deciduous trees are not very suitable for creating a formal upright bonsai. Podocarpus purchased from rogers nursery spring 2003 author. Larches junipers pines and spruces are all suitable species for formal upright bonsai.

How to style a juniper bonsai 2020 a trees first styling duration.