Well this is not a style for bonsai beginners as its movement of the branches & overall tree that matters. Leaves, Flowers & Fruits cannot sustain longer duration of strong windy condition & eventually fall and wither away.
You'll find wind swept style trees on Mountain cliffs in nature where winds blows in one direction thought the year. As a result, you will find growth in the opposite side also know as sheltered region. Young branch on the windy side either break or they bend as much as 150 degrees & start growing in the opposite direction, which can be considered as deformity in other bonsai styles.
Windswept style bonsai is characterized by strong & twisted long branches and do not have a very strong sub branching. Leaves, fruits & flowers are just notional. Further branches can be of equal lengths but most of them are long & wavy. Only the branches on the windy side are small. Remember that younger branch will bend more compared to older branches.
The fall of branches should be towards the ground, because of gush of winds & gravity if wind is blowing from the side, or towards the sky if wind is blowing from the bottom i.e. from the valley. The branches should not be placed horizontally as in case of formal or informal style.
Winds don't come down from top, and for those who believe that it does, than go for cascade style & not wind swept.
Heavy winds results in broken branches on the windy side & hence add jin to create an impact. Adopting drift wood/phoenix graft /tanuki will enhance the overall look. Go for evergreen trees rather than deciduous trees. Juniper are the best for this style.
ramesh sinha
ahmedabad bonsai club, gujarat, india
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