Moyogi

Moyogi The Informal Upright Bonsai Style
The Moyogi Bonsai style shares many similarities with the Chokkan, but the vertical and horizontal appearance is significantly altered.

Moyogi
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.

Moyogi (Informal Upright)
The moyogi shares many similarities with the chokkan, but vertical and horizontal regularity is altered.

MOYOGI

This is a variation on the formal upright style but is much easier to create.

Moyogi
In the moyogi, or sinuous trunk, rootage should similarly reflect the curving character of the trunk and branches figure 6.
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Moyogi
The informal upright style is common in both nature and in the art of Bonsai. The trunk grows upright roughly in the shape of a letter 'S' and at every turn branching occurs.

moyogi - Informal Upright
Moyogi bonsai have a single trunk like the chokkan, but the trunk is usually curved. The trunk generally tapers toward the top like the formal upright.
kabudachi (multiple trunks) ...

Moyogi from zone 7, US, says :
Practicing bonsai for over 2 years.
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MOYOGI style, showing a moderate windswept by indicating branches on one side longer than the other.
A branch crossing the bent trunk is another exaggerated form of windswept style.

Moyogi
The "Informal Upright" bonsai style. Similar to the formal upright style, but the trunk curves and twists through its taper up to and sometimes through the branches.

Moyogi
The "informal upright" bonsai style. One of the basic styles. Similar to the formal upright style, but the top of the trunk instead of growing straight bends slightly to the front. (See also section Bonsai styles in Encyclopedia).
Ne bari ...

Moyogi - Informal upright: Similar to the formal style upright except that it has a curved trunk and branches on the sides should be on the outside of the bends.
Kengai - cascade
Han-Kengai - semi-cascade ...

Informal Upright (Moyogi)
Informal uprights are one of the most common styles.

INFORMAL UPRIGHT or MOYOGI DESIGN
Most trees are grown in this design. Generally, there is an abundance of readily available material. It allows the designer for more freedom to create in a more natural way.

Moyogi trunks and
branches are thinned, and the lower branches are clipped away to reduce the
branch count. The origins of this style lie in trees depicted in the sumi-e
(sumi ink paintings) brought over from China to Japan along with Zen ...

Informal Upright (Moyogi) The pose of this style is near vertical. The main flow of the trunk will be slanted with a natural spread of branches and foliage. The angle of the slant between 10-30 degrees off of true vertical.

MOYOGI informal upright form
SHAKAN slanting form
FUKINAGASHI windswept form
SABAMIKI split-trunk
SHARIMIKI driftwood
TANUKI 'cheats'/form where sapling is attached to deadwood/ also known as a 'Phoenix Graft'.

Informal Upright (Moyogi)
The informal upright is the most commonly seen style, with a similar branch formation and positioning to the formal upright, except that the trunk snakes around as it moves up to its apex.

Informal Upright Style (Moyogi)
The Informal grows upright, but unlike the formal upright has gentle curves in its truck.

The trunk and branches of the informal upright style, or Moyogi incorporate visible curves, but the apex of the informal upright is always located directly above the trunk's entry into the soil line.

Another feature of the Japanese maple bonsai that makes them ideal for bonsai artist is that they can be trained in almost any style of bonsai formation. From the informal moyogi (upright) to the more elaborate sekijoju (root over rock) style, ...

Moyogi - a traditional Japanese bonsai style; also called informal upright. Where the trunk curves through its taper up to the apex.
51. Nebari - the exposed surface roots of a bonsai.
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