The informal upright style is the easiest style for beginners. It normally shows a tree with curve but the apex or the head of the tree is still ending at the middle line.
A good way of developing the trunk on an informal upright is the 'cut and grow' method, where a tree is allowed to grow away, to thicken up. The tree is then cut back to a few inches, ideally above a bud and then allowed to grow on again. The process is repeated several times, each time the cut is made higher up. In a few years you will have a good trunk and can then set about forming the branches.
This Little bonsai is only around 7 inches which won gold in the recent Bonsai Competition in Gensan. It is a perfect illustration of 'cut and grow' method. A cutting that was trained for 6 years an was sold for 25,000 php.
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