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US National Arboretum Bonsai Collection
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Established
in 1976, The US National Bonsai and Penjing Museum is found
in the National Arboretum in Washington DC. The museum collection
started when the Nippon (Japan) Bonsai Association donated 53
bonsai to mark the American bicentennial celebrations. Over
the following years, the collection has increased thanks to
generous donations of important trees from countries including
Japan, China and the United States. Now over 200,000 people
annually visit the museum's collection of 150 trees located
in three pavilion houses.
My thanks
to John Quinn for these pictures of some of the Arboretum's
trees.
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Chinese quince/Chaenomeles
sinensis, in training since 1875, from Mr. Shina |
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Satsuki
'Nikko' azalea from Mr. Nakamura
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Spruce/Picea
sp., in training since 1935, from Mr. Matsu
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Trident maple/Acer
buergeranium, in training since 1856, from Mr. Isozaki
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Trident maple/Acer
buergeranium Forest
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White Pine/Pinus
parviflora donated by His Majesty King Hassan II of Morocco,in
training since 1832
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Foemina juniper/Juniperus
chinensis 'Foemina'
Titled 'Goshin',
this planting is probably the most famous at the arboretum. Created
by John Y. Naka in 1984.
Trained from nursery stock, the individual trees were first styled
as early as 1948. Main tree was first styled in 1954. A grove
of seven trees was originally assembled in 1964 and four more
trees were added in 1973.
Each tree in this forest planting were intended to represent one
of John Naka's grandchildren.
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