Top 10: Japanese Bonsai trees with Shocking History

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Mar 7, 2020
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Updated: Mar 9, 2020

1. The Hiroshima survivor

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. But what makes it really special is that it was in Hiroshima when the atomic bomb fell in 1945; the tree survived and was later donated to the National Bonsai & Penjing Museum in Washington (Image courtesy also by the museum).

2. An 800 year-old Bonsai tree in Tokyo

A remarkable tree which is well known for its extremely high age; the tree is reported to be over 800 years old! Its owner, master Kunio Kobayashi, is one of the most well known Bonsai artists in the world and has won the prestigious Prime Minister award in Japan 4 times. His nursery, Shunka-en, is located in Tokyo and is open to visitors.

3. Stunning Pine, by mr. Suzuki

This tree was on display at the stand of mr. Suzuki at the World Bonsai Convention 2017, in Tokyo.

4. Deshojo Maple

Multitrunk Deshojo Bonsai (Acer/Maple) with warm autumn colors, photo by Michael, on display at the Omiya Bonsai Museum.

5. Shohin crabapple by Katsumi Komiya

Berries on a Crabapple Bonsai tree, very small size (called Shohin). By: Katsumi Komiya

6. Bonsai at the WBC, Japan

On of the highlights of the World Bonsai Convention, a centuries old pine.

7. Prunus Mume (Japanese Apricot)

A Prunus Mume (Japanese Apricot) with tiny white flowers. Even more significant in Japan is the Cherry blossom Bonsai season. Photo by: Michael Bonsai, in the Omiya Bonsai collection.