Cascade Style Tips:

My Tips for making Cascade Style Bonsai or Kengai Bonsai:

#1: Remember, the main trunk does not fall & make bonsai.
#2: It is the first branch, ideally on the left hand side that falls & make cascade.
#3: The trunk tapers & forms a crowns. If required, for balance purpose there can be a second branch on the right hand side & the crown on the top.
#4: The Tip of Trunk Crown & Tip of Branch Crown should be in one straight line.
#5: Ideally tall rectangular pot should be used.
#6: The movement of branch that cascades should be visible
#7: Remember when you look at the cascade branch Reverse formal or informal upright tree should be visible, though it is not mandatory.
#8: It is difficult style & hence draw as may Cascade tree as possible before you wire your plant into Cascade style.
#9: In cascade branch, the individual sub branches should form a crow, facing up toward the sun.
#10: The tip of cascade branch can go even below the bottom of the pot.
#11: Height of the main trunk should be max 25% of length of the branch that cascades.
# 12: The first branch on the branch that cascades should be at rim of the pot or below, but never above it
# 13: The mouth of the pot should be narrow such that trunk of the tree stands out and the pot should be slender & high to complement the height of the tree
# 14: The cascade branch should have 7 branch crown or more

Ramesh Sinha, Ahmedabad Bonsai Club.Blogspot.com
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