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 feature of the several
types of upright style bonsai which distinguishes
upright style bonsai from other bonsai styles.
2. Define and describe the formal upright style of bonsai.
3. Using an appropriate stock plant, create a formal
upright style bonsai in training.
II. GENERAL
A. There are several reasons for identifying a bonsai by a
named style:
1. Naming a style provides a graphic description of the
tree.
2. When one person is talking to another about a bonsai
and identifies its style, a mental-visual image of that
style is evoked in the mind of the listener.
3. A style provides a direction of purpose when
structuring a bonsai.
4. It is a shortcut to understanding.