Bonsai 400 Years Old
The tree survived and was later donated to the national bonsai penjing museum in washington image courtesy also by the museum.
Bonsai 400 years old. It can live forever even after we re gone. The shimpaku lived for 400 years it needs care and can t survive a week without water mrs. Upon learning more about its. The loot included a rare 400 year old shimpaku tree a star of the bonsai world which was due to be entered in a japanese beauty competition this month.
A bonsai that is nearly 400 years old stands at the arboretum s national bonsai and penjing museum in. The grief stricken owner offered care instructions. The japanese white pine potted in 1625 belonged to a family that lived within two miles of the site where american forces dropped the bomb in 1945. Without proper care the stolen bonsai are in great peril.
But what makes it really special is that it was in hiroshima when the atomic bomb fell in 1945. The prize shimpaku alone was worth over 10. In fact the tree has survived much more it s nearly 400 years old. This tree has been trained into a bonsai for almost 400 years the result of 6 generations of hard work and patience by the yamaki family.
I want whoever took it to make sure that it s properly watered. Tokyo a master bonsai grower whose 400 year old tree was taken from a garden outside tokyo has issued a heartfelt plea for the thief to care for his stolen child seiji iimura 53 said seven. William lee a rising junior at american university saw the tree for the first time wednesday. Thieves stole a 400 year old bonsai.
Yamaki s perfectly crafted trees including the white pine were protected in a walled nursery. 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.