1. Chokkan Formal Upright

2. Believed to be the first style, excessively hard to due correctly Not very common style today Trunk is straight with gradual taper, front 1/3 to ½ exposed 1 st branch is at ¼, 1/3, or 1/2 the height of the tree and facing slightly forward 2 nd branch is on the other side of the tree slightly higher and facing slightly forward 3 rd branch to the back and same distance from the 1 st branch as ½ the distance from the 1 st branch and the pot.

3. Continue up the tree in the same rotational style getting closer and closer together with the branches. Nebari should be all the way around the tree. – WHERE TO PLACE THE FIRST BRANCH? Fibonacci sequence can be used to determine the height of the tree vs 1 st branch location – 1+1=2, 2+1, 3+2=5, 4+3=7, 5+4=9, 6+5=11 Golden ratio. found through-out nature. 1.618 (is the rounded off numeric representitive) X 1 st branch = tree height 0.618 X height is first branch.