| The formal upright style is considered
the easiest for the novice bonsai grower. This style features a straight
trunk and a bottom branch that is lower and extends farther from the
trunk than the opposite branch. |
| The trunk in the informal upright style
bends slightly to the front. This bend helps to give the style its look
of informality.
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| In the slanting style, the trunk has a
more acute angle than in the informal upright style. The lowest branch
spreads in a direction opposite to that in which the tree slants. |
| The cascade style of bonsai represents
a natural tree growing down the face of an embankment. A cascaded
planting usually looks best in a round or hexagonal container.
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| The semicascade style has a curving
trunk that does not reach the bottom of the container as in the cascade
style. Prostrate junipers and flowering plants are well adapted to both
of these styles. |