Slanting a Juniperus prostrata to create the correct angle
by Salvatore Liporace (Italy)
(The text and images in this article are taken from Craig Coussins book 'The Bonsai School') ...
Slanting
Shakan
In the slanting style, the trunk has a more acute angle than in the previous styles. The lowest branch should spread in the direction opposite to that in which the tree slants.
Slanting Bonsai style
Shakkan
As a result of the wind blowing in one dominant direction or when a tree is in the shadow and must bend toward the sun, the tree will lean in one direction.
Slanting
Slanting is another bonsai tree form that is quite popular. Obviously, this type of tree has a trunk that slants to one side or the other. It may also have characteristics of some of the other bonsai tree forms as well.
Slanting:
A pronounced lean to one side and then turning upwards. Branches as before.
Slanting (Shakan)
Trees that slant naturally occur a result of buffeting winds or deep shade during early development. Whether curved or straight, the whole trunk leans at a definite angle between thirty and seventy-five degrees.
Slanting - Shakan style
Experts suggest the pines, junipers and larches fity this style well.
Windwswept - Fukinagashi style
Experts suggest pines and junipers for this style.
Shakan (Slanting)
This is evident in the shakan, or slanting, style.
As the name suggests, the trunk is slanted, usually at a moderately steep angle, mid-way between an upright and a cascade style.
SLANTING TRUNK or SHAKAN design
This design can develop into some very interesting bonsai trees. Slanting trunk, windswept or literati can all fall into shakan design. A leaning bonsai for instance, we know, will not fall over.
Slanting Style (Shakan)
The Trunk of the Slating Style Bonsai at an angle at and angle to the surface, as though the tree was blow sideways by a strong gust of wind, ...
Slanting (Shakan)
The word Slanting denotes the direction in which the tree's trunk moves.
A slanting trunk, balanced by a strong first branch that is forced extremely downwards.
A heavy, stocky first branch will balance strong spreading rootage.
Slanting or Windswept - This style hopes to recreate the appearance of a tree that is grown in a windy or shaded location. The trunk may be leaning straight or may have bends and twists similar to the informal upright style.
The "slanting" bonsai style. One of the basic styles. Shakkan style can be considered the intermediate stadium between the informal upright and cascade styles as the tree still grows up, but tends to bend down.
The "Slanting" bonsai style. Shakkan style can be considered the intermediate stadium between the informal upright and cascade styles as the tree still grows up, but tends to slant over. One of the basic styles.
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shakan Slanting
A single trunk, similar to the formal and informal upright, but cultivated with the trunk growing at an angle other than 90 degrees to the ground. Branches are again balanced and well spaced.
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In the slanting style, the trunk has a single more acute angle than in the informal upright style. The lowest branch spreads in a direction opposite to that in which the tree slants.
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Shakan (Slanting)
Japanese bonsai artists have developed many intricate and detailed forms of bonsai, in which each element is positioned just so. This is evident in the shakan, or slanting, style.
Slanting form
――Unbalanced image of stability
The Shakan bonsai is meant to represent trees growing in harsh
environments like the strong winds of a storm swept seashore. The ...
Style : Slanting
Techniques Used : Planted in wide, shallow plastic pot to endorse growth of visible base roots and encourage spreading of root system.
Bonsai Style - Slanting
Bonsai Pot Shape - Square, rectangle, oval, round, hexagonal, octagonal
Bonsai Style - Semi-cascade
Bonsai Pot Shape - Square, hexagonal, octagonal,deep square, deep hexagonal, deep octagonal ...
Bonsai Tree Styles: Slanting - trunk leaning to one side, with branches on both sides - apex to one side of the base ...
Shakan - a traditional Japanese bonsai style; also called slanting. Where the trees' trunk, appears similar to the formal upright style, but the trunk is slanting to one side.
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Shakan Style (Slanting Style)
This style is fairly common and not too esoteric for the budding enthusiast.
The initial long slanting cuts for the scion and under-stock (about 1 to 1 ½" long) are made like the splice graft. On each of the cut surfaces a second cut or tongue are made (Fig. 7a and b).
Slanting (Shakan) The purpose of this style is to convey great strength and age. The main line of the tree is distinctly off vertical - around a 45 degree angle. The slant is balanced by a strong rootage on the opposite side of the trunk.
Is a slanting tree analogous to a construction crane, supported by broad base extending beneath the outreached movement of the trunk?
Branches above the hill are dwarfed, slanting away from the wind, to either side of the viewer, while those below the top of the hill are less exposed and growing outward over the water or lower part of the hill.
chokkan (formal upright), moyogi (informal upright), shakan (slanting), fukinagashi (windswept), han-kengai (semi-cascade), kengai (cascade), sharimiki (driftwood), hokidachi (broom), benjingi (literati), sekijoju (root-on-rock), ...
Styling in bonsai refers to the 'form' of the work, such Cascade, Slanting, Formal or Informal Upright. It can also be used to describe the particular the type of representation.
The five basic bonsai styles are formal upright, informal upright, slanting (or windswept), semi-cascade and cascade. All have their own individual beauty and serenity. They are :
1. Formal Upright
2. Informal Upright
3. Slanting
4. Cascade
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The 5 main styles - formal upright, informal upright, slanting, cascade and semi-cascade can all be used.
Some of the other styles that can be applied are twin trunk, root over rock, clasped to rock, group, broom, literati, windswept and exposed root.
Bonsai can be classified into five basic styles: formal upright, informal upright, slanting, cascade, and semicascade. These classifications are based on the overall shape of the tree and how much the trunk slants away from an imaginary vertical axis.
- Most bonsai redwood specimens are displayed informal and informal upright styles, however, we feel they would be great in cascade, slanting and driftwood styles! Get your hands dirty and try something different on your bonsai redwood! ...
The Bonsai Style of Shakan, Dai-Shakan & Chu-Shakan (Meaning Slanting) ...
A Criterion was established for six styles, Formal Upright Informal Upright, Slanting, Full Cascade, Semi-Cascade and Windswept. From this work critique forms were made to use when looking at the tree. Eight categories were determined for evaluation.
Japanese bonsai sculptors have gotten into developing a lot of involved as well as meticulous types of bonsai wherein every component is situated exactly right. This is obvious within the shakan style of bonsai, or slanting, technique.
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tapered trunk, beautiful aged bark
thick dense foliage, in clusters
balanced branches in scale tree size
5 traditional Bonsai shapes:
formal upright
informal upright
slanting
semi-cascade
cascade Tray landscapes ...
Raft-style bonsai can have sinuous, straight-line, or slanting trunks, all giving the illusion that they are a group of separate trees-while actually being the branches of a tree planted on its side.
 See also: Bonsai, Trunk, Tree, Plant, Style
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