I. OBJECTIVES
As a result of studying this section of the Intermediate
Bonsai Syllabus, viewing audio visual presentations, or
participating in other activities provided by an instructor,
you will be able to:
1. Describe the principal identifying features of slanting
style bonsai which distinguish it from other bonsai
styles.
2. Using an appropriate stock plant, create a slanting style
bonsai in training.
II. GENERAL
A. The slanting style bonsai is one of several styles of bonsai
which have relatively upright trunks.
B. The slanting style bonsai depicts a tree in nature which
1. May have been pushed over at an angle by a fallen
tree, by a snow or rock slide, or by other
environmental factors.
2. May have grown in a harsh environment of wind-
torn shorelines or rugged mountains where the winds
generally come from a single direction. This
windswept style tree may be the result of the wind
alone or salt spray and/or sand combined with the
wind.
3. May have grown away from shade and toward the
light.