Windswept Bonsai Style

While trimming and wiring will still be necessary for major shaping use solar power to help.
Windswept bonsai style. Bonsai is a japanese art form and the wind swept style depicts trees that are swept away from the sea. Mar 19 2020 an interesting style. The branches as well as the trunk grow to one side as if the wind has been blowing the tree constantly in one direction. May 11 2019 windswept bonsai style.
This bonsai style should look as if a dominant wind has blown the branches to one side. These windswept bonsai are another example of trees surviving in harsh weather. Where to go from here. See more ideas about bonsai windswept bonsai tree.
The windswept style of bonsai tells a story of a tree exposed to strong prevailing winds either in an open exposed environment or exposed on a cliff. The informal upright style has much the same branch arrangement as the formal upright style but the top instead of being erect as in the formal upright style bends slightly to the front. This style simulates the effect of sustained exposure to strong winds. Wind swept and a bit slanting style.
More about bonsai shapes on the basic bonsai styles page. The branches grow out on all sides of the trunk but will all eventually be bent to one side. Not much found on my search so i pinned some real trees and a couple of items which i found very beautiful even though they are not bonsai related. Branches facing into the wind are often stripped of foliage leaving bare branches jins read the article about one artist s unique way to style a windswept.
See more ideas about windswept bonsai bonsai styles bonsai. Raft style ikadabuki. Almost 4 and half years in training. This style is a close cousin of formal upright style bonsai but with a little innate cursive.
Then sit back and watch the sun help maintain your windswept style. This bend makes the tree s branches appear to be. In this design each of the branches appears to be swept to one side as if being blown by a strong wind or having large portions of foliage and branches stripped by environmental conditions.