A 400 year old bonsai tree that survived the atomic blast in Hiroshima

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image showing A 400 year old bonsai tree that survived the atomic blast in Hiroshima

dslryan on May 10th, 2025 at 01:10 UTC »

I visited this tree in the National Bonsai and Penjing Museum in Washington, D.C. today. It began bonsai training in 1625 and was cared for by the Yamaki family until it was donated to the United States in the 1970s.

This tree was only two miles from the atomic blast in Hiroshima and survived due to a wall in the garden that shielded the tree.

GraXXoR on May 10th, 2025 at 01:30 UTC »

Astounding... 400 years... Such a beautiful specimen.

Teamveks on May 10th, 2025 at 04:36 UTC »

Meanwhile, the wind changes and my potted plants die.