BASIC STYLES (Japanese terms are in parentheses)
FORMAL UPRIGHT (CHOKKAN)
A primarily conifer style with a straight trunk, often with a powerful taper of the trunk.
INFORMAL UPRIGHT (MOYOGI)
A curved trunk, with major branches on the outside of the trunk curves and the apex over the base.
SLANT (SHAKAN)
A slanted trunk that flows to one side, with an offset apex.
HALF CASCADE (HAN KENGAI)
A trunk that leans mostly horizontal to one side.
FULL CASCADE (KENGAI)
A trunk that falls below the pot rim, usually with curves in the
trunk and branches extending from only the sides of the trunk.
INTERMEDIATE LEVEL STYLES
WIND SWEPT
A variation of the slanted style with all or most of the branches flowing away from the base of the tree.
TWO (2) TRUNK
Two trunks with one tree dominant.
CLUMP
An odd number of trees that appear to come from the same base.
RAFT
A group of trees that are really branches from one trunk laying on its side
GROVE
A small group of individual trees. Repotting skills are needed and after care is critical)
DEAD WOOD or DRIFTWOD STYLES
A tree with a lot of dead wood as an important part of the design. Carving skills and tools are needed.
ROOT OVER ROCK
A tree with its roots trained over a rock
Беседу вела Н. Честных.
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