400 Year Old Bonsai Tree That Survived The Bombing Of Hiroshima
Among the survivors was a small tree a bonsai which ended up in the united states as part of a national gift from japan.
400 year old bonsai tree that survived the bombing of hiroshima. 6 1945 had the power of 15 000 tons of tnt and killed 80 000 people in a flash while destroying 69 percent of the city s buildings. Among the survivors was a small tree a bonsai which ended up in the united states as part of a national gift from japan. This horrific event killed 140 000 people and left lasting effects on the city but yamaki his family and the bonsai all of whom were indoors during the explosion were left largely unharmed. Dropped on hiroshima japan on aug.
Wikimedia commons this white pine tree survived the nuclear blast that devastated hiroshima japan on aug. As the anniversary of the bombing approaches the tree s story has gone viral. The bonsai now 400 years old is still alive and forms part of one of. Upon learning more about its.
William lee a rising junior at american university saw the tree for the first time wednesday. Little boy the 9 000 pound nuclear bomb that the u s. The yamaki pine which survived the bombing of hiroshima resides at the u s. The tree serves as a reminder of the continued peace between the united states and japan.
The yamaki family had lived just two miles from where american forces dropped the atomic bomb in hiroshima in 1945. The family had cared for the tree for five generations before giving it the united states in 1975. A nearly 400 year old bonsai tree survived the atomic bomb that killed 140 000 people and destroyed the entire city of hiroshima around it. The bonsai now 400 years old is still alive and forms part of one of.
In fact the tree has survived much more it s nearly 400 years old. This 400 year old bonsai tree survived the bombing of hiroshima in japan.