Slanting Style (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. The top of the tree is bent slightly toward the front.

The lower branches are arranged in groups of three, staring about one- third the way up the trunk.

Slanting trees in nature are called "leaners"--trees that have been forced by the wind and gravity into nonvertical growth. The attitude of the slanting style falls between the upright and cascade styles. This style looks best planted in the center of a round or square container.

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