{"id":61,"date":"2015-01-26T14:05:59","date_gmt":"2015-01-26T14:05:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bonsai-art-museum.jp\/?page_id=61"},"modified":"2025-05-14T15:16:18","modified_gmt":"2025-05-14T06:16:18","slug":"trees","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bonsai-art-museum.jp\/en\/about\/trees\/","title":{"rendered":"Type of Trees"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<h1>About Bonsai<\/h1>\n<article>\n<section class=\"box\">\n<h2>Type of Trees<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb30\">Bonsai are largely categorized into two groups based on their species: <em>sh\u014dhaku<\/em> (pines, junipers, and other evergreens) and <em>z\u014dki<\/em> (deciduous trees). A bonsai can then be further characterized depending on its shape (called a bonsai style), such as by the number of trunks it has or by the direction the tree is growing overall.<\/p>\n<div class=\"about\">\n<dl>\n<dt><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bonsai-art-museum.jp\/wp-content\/themes\/bonsai2023_2\/img_en\/about\/about_10.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/dt>\n<dd>\n<p class=\"font_s\">Japanese Juniper<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n<dd>\n<p class=\"title\">Sh\u014dhaku Bonsai<\/p>\n<p>Conifers, with their evergreen needles, rank as the prototypical bonsai. Especially beloved are pines and junipers, together called <em>sh\u014dhaku<\/em> trees. The roots and trunks of sh\u014dhaku bonsai, in their great vitality, are displayed in a variety of beautiful forms.<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<dl>\n<dt><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bonsai-art-museum.jp\/wp-content\/themes\/bonsai2023_2\/img_en\/about\/about_11.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/dt>\n<dd>\n<p class=\"font_s\">Chinese Quince<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n<dd>\n<p class=\"title\">Z\u014dki Bonsai<\/p>\n<p><em>Z\u014dki<\/em>, in contrast to <em>sh\u014dhaku<\/em>, display a variety of changes with the progression of the seasons. Viewing points vary by the species; Japanese maple and trident maple are well known for how their leaves change color in autumn, while others, such as wisteria and azalea, called <em>hana-mono<\/em> bonsai, are enjoyed for their flowers. There are also <em>mi-mono bonsai<\/em>, such as the Japanese quince, which bear fruit.<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h2>Shape of Trees<\/h2>\n<p class=\"title\">Chokkan and Moy\u014d-gi<\/p>\n<p>The <em>chokkan<\/em> style (formal upright) with a single upright trunk, is one of the basic styles of bonsai. Alongside chokkan trees, <em>moy\u014d-gi<\/em> (informal upright) trees, with their varied trunk forms, make up the most archetypal bonsai shapes. There are also other styles of bonsai defined by the shape of the trunk, such as <em>shakan<\/em> (slanted trunk), <em>s\u014dkan <\/em>(twin trunks), and <em>sankan<\/em> (triple trunk).<\/p>\n<div class=\"about\">\n<dl>\n<dt><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bonsai-art-museum.jp\/wp-content\/themes\/bonsai2023_2\/img_en\/about\/about_12.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/dt>\n<dd>\n<p class=\"font_s\">Chokkan Style Japanese Black Pine<\/p>\n<p class=\"bonsai_btn\"><a href=\"\/en\/collection\/a-067\/\">About this Bonsai<\/a><\/p>\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<dl>\n<dt><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bonsai-art-museum.jp\/wp-content\/themes\/bonsai2023_2\/img_en\/about\/about_13.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/dt>\n<dd>\n<p class=\"font_s\">Moy\u014d-gi Style Japanese White Pine<\/p>\n<p class=\"bonsai_btn\"><a href=\"\/en\/collection\/a-036\/\">About this Bonsai<\/a><\/p>\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"title\">Fukinagashi and Kengai<\/p>\n<p>These bonsai are meant to evoke the image of a tree persevering against the severity of nature. <em>Fukinagashi<\/em>, meaning \u201cwindswept\u201d, is a style of bonsai where the trunk grows out at an angle, giving off the impression of a tree blown and tossed about in a strong wind. <em>Kengai<\/em>, or cascade, is also a style of bonsai with its distinctive feature being that it depicts a tree hanging down from a sheer cliff.<\/p>\n<div class=\"about\">\n<dl>\n<dt><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bonsai-art-museum.jp\/wp-content\/themes\/bonsai2023_2\/img_en\/about\/about_14.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/dt>\n<dd>\n<p class=\"font_s\">Fukinagashi Style Japanese White Pine<\/p>\n<p class=\"bonsai_btn\"><a href=\"\/en\/collection\/a-036\/\">About this Bonsai<\/a><\/p>\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<dl>\n<dt><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bonsai-art-museum.jp\/wp-content\/themes\/bonsai2023_2\/img_en\/about\/about_15.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/dt>\n<dd>\n<p class=\"font_s\">Kengai Style Japanese White Pine<\/p>\n<p class=\"bonsai_btn\"><a href=\"\/en\/collection\/a-003\/\">About this Bonsai<\/a><\/p>\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"title\">Ne-tsuranari and Yose-ue<\/p>\n<p><em>Ne-tsuranari<\/em> is a form of bonsai that displays multiple trunks sprouting from a single root base, appearing huddled together. <em>Yose-ue bonsai<\/em> (literally meaning group plantings) are made to depict a graceful forest vista.<\/p>\n<div class=\"about\">\n<dl>\n<dt><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bonsai-art-museum.jp\/wp-content\/themes\/bonsai2023_2\/img_en\/about\/about_16.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/dt>\n<dd>\n<p class=\"font_s\">Ne-tsuranari Style Japanese White Pine<\/p>\n<p class=\"bonsai_btn\"><a href=\"\/en\/collection\/a-012\/\">About this Bonsai<\/a><\/p>\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<dl>\n<dt><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bonsai-art-museum.jp\/wp-content\/themes\/bonsai2023_2\/img_en\/about\/about_17.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/dt>\n<dd>\n<p class=\"font_s\">Yose-ue Style Ezo Spruce<\/p>\n<p class=\"bonsai_btn\"><a href=\"\/en\/collection\/a-093\/\">About this Bonsai<\/a><\/p>\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About Bonsai Type of Trees Bonsai are largely categorized into two groups based on their species: sh\u014dhaku (pin [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":46,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-61","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bonsai-art-museum.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/61","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bonsai-art-museum.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bonsai-art-museum.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bonsai-art-museum.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bonsai-art-museum.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=61"}],"version-history":[{"count":23,"href":"https:\/\/www.bonsai-art-museum.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/61\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10913,"href":"https:\/\/www.bonsai-art-museum.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/61\/revisions\/10913"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bonsai-art-museum.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/46"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bonsai-art-museum.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}