Pine Bonsai Formal Upright

However with a bit of pushing from mike rogers we went for the traditional japanese formal upright shown in the center drawing guy guidry mike rogers in oder to make this style the main trunk needed to be shortened and smoothed.
Pine bonsai formal upright. 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. The formal upright bonsai style called chokkan in japanese is easy enough for a novice to work on and challenging enough for bonsai masters.
Recommended for the advanced bonsai enthusiast and beginner due to its resilient nature. Bonsai enthusiasts prefer species of pine spruce and larch for the formal upright positions. 36 inches width. Nearly all conifers are appropriate for the informal upright while some species of maple and beech are.
See more ideas about bonsai bonsai tree bonsai garden. He won two prime minister awards at sakufu ten professional entry only bonsai exhibit for in formal upright japanese five needle pine in 1994. And for a clump of japanese five needle pine zuisho in 2002. Each pine bonsai has been cultivated with wire to maintain a beautiful distinctive shape.
For this style tapering of the upright growing trunk must be clearly visible. Herons bonsai 272 009 views. Jun 28 2016 it appears to me that to create a formal upright leaves little room for errors. Making formal upright bonsai from alberta spruce duration.
Gift of daizo iwasaki 2004.