Masaru Yamaki donated the now 390-year-old white pine bonsai tree to be part of a 53 bonsais gifted by Japan to the United States for its bicentennial celebration in 1976. U.S. National Arboretum ...

A rare Japanese White Pine from Miyajima is not only 388-years-old, but also reportedly survived the Hiroshima blast in Japan on Aug. 6, 1945. Wikipedia Commons Apparently, cockroaches are not the ...

A Japanese white pine bonsai tree stands in the National Arboretum in Northeast Washington, boasting a full set of bright-green leaves and an impressively thick trunk, approximately 18” in diameter.

Shiki 1, a Japanese White Pine Bonsai suspended from a weather ballon as it ascends to the edge of space for artist Azuma Makoto's project Exobiotanica Azuma Makoto The New York Times’ T ...

Not only is the bonsai notable for its advanced age and the fact it survived an atomic bomb, but it is also significantly beyond the expected life span of a healthy tree.

1. Selecting the Right Pine Species There are many species of Pine trees, but not all are suitable for bonsai cultivation. Japanese White Pine, Black Pine, and Scots Pine are some of the most ...

An exhibition of old and valuable bonsai is under way at Wei Cheng-mei Hall (成美文化園) in Changhua County’s Yongjing Township (永靖). The 14th Asia Pacific Bonsai and Viewing Stone Convention & Exhibition ...