The National Bonsai Museum was opened in 1976 after the United States received a large collection of bonsai from Japan in honor of the 200th anniversary of our national independence. Over the years it has been expanded to contain bonsai and penjing (Chinese landscape bonsai) from around the world. The oldest tree in the collection is a Japanese White Pine that has been in training since 1625.
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Winged Seeds of Japanese
Maple |
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Cryptomeria japonica
- Leaf and Fruit Detail |
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National Bonsai & Penjing
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Satsuki Azalea
(Rhododendron
indicum 'Gunbo-no-nishiki')
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Satsuki Azalea
(Rhododendron
indicum) |
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Satsuki Azalea
(Rhododendron
indicum) |
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Satsuki Azalea
(Rhododendron
indicum) |
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Satsuki Azalea
(Rhododendron
indicum) |
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Satsuki Azalea
(Rhododendron
indicum 'Osakazuki')
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Cathy Ponders an Interesting
Downspout |
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National Bonsai & Penjing
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Bob Hartley studying the
Bonsai |
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Pseudolarix amabilis
- Golden Larch
Since
1971, Donated by Shu-Ying
Lui, Hong kong |
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Ulmus parvifolia
- Chinese Elm
Since 1946,
Donated by Yee-Sun Wu, Hong
Kong |
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National Bonsai & Penjing
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Penjing - A complete landscape
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The Entrance to the Original
Japanese Collection |
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The Entrance to the Original
Japanese Collection |
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The Entrance to the Original
Japanese Collection |
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Leaf Detail - Japanese Maple
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Japanese White Pine - Pinus
parvifloria
Training
Since 1626, Masaru Yamaki,
Nippon Bonsai Assoc. |
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National Bonsai & Penjing
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Summer Camellia - Stewartia
pseudocamellia
Since
1856, Training Since 1926,
Masanosuke Ikeda, Nippon
Bonsai Assoc. |
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Sargent Juniper - Juniperus
Chinensis var. Sargentii
Since
1726, Training Since 1906,
Kenichi Oguchi, Nippon Bonsai
Assoc. |
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Sargent Juniper - Juniperus
Chinensis var. Sargentii
Since
1726, Training Since 1906,
Kenichi Oguchi, Nippon Bonsai
Assoc. |
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National Bonsai & Penjing
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Southern Magnolia - Magnolia
grandiflora 'Little
Gem' |
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Banyan - Ficus Microcarpa
'Retusa'
Cuttings trained
since 1971, Donated by Mike
Uyeno, Honolulu, HI |
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National Bonsai & Penjing
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National Bonsai & Penjing
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Dwarf Japanese Juniper,
Trident Maple, Japanese
Grey Bark Elm, Japanese Maple
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Coast Redwood - Sequoia
Sempervirens
Purchased
and Trained since 1972 |
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Hinoki Cypres - Chamaecyparis
obtusa 'Compacta'
Training
Since 1964, Donated by Muriel
R. Leeds, Bridgeport, CN
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