National Arboretum Bonsai Festival
Together we promote the art of bonsai penjing and related art forms to visitors through masterpiece displays and educational programs while fostering intercultural friendship and understanding.
National arboretum bonsai festival. Bonsai at the national arboretum the national aboretum is a true hidden gem amongst other sites in dc. The world bonsai community will once again be enriched by the display of bonsai gathered from across the united states at the 7th u s. This three day festival features a show of current pba member s trees formal bonsai displays and beginner and intermediate level workshops. Washington the national bonsai and penjing museum at the u s.
National arboretum 3501 new york ave. National arboretum is honored to provide financial programmatic and curatorial support for the u s. The u s national arboretum will reopen to the general public on a limited basis starting on monday june 8th 2020. We will continue to update the operating status when it changes.
The national bonsai foundation in partnership with the u s. National arboretum in washington dc. Enjoy special exhibits throughout the year at the national bonsai penjing museum as well as events and workshops hosted by the national bonsai foundation and the u s. Seeing the late fall foliage was beautiful but seeing the varied and beautiful collection of bonsai and penching chinese bonsai indoors was amazing and a great way to escape the cold.
National bonsai penjing museum a free and public museum located on the grounds of the u s. Ne will host a world bonsai day festival may 12 to 14 from 10 a m. Established in october 2005 the north carolina arboretum s bonsai exhibition garden is a world renowned garden that hosts up to 50 bonsai specimens at a time. With over 5000 living trees the diverse collection is highlighted by over 200 kinds of conifers 162 types of boxwood a 300 tree ginkgo grove a cedar of lebanon allee an herb garden and the virginia native plant trail.
White arboretum was designated the state arboretum of virginia in 1986.