Hello!

Last weekend, May 14th, I partook in the festivities for World Bonsai Day at the National Arboretum in D.C.. I didn’t buy any trees or pots or anything, but I did take lots of pictures of the trees in the national collection. I’m a photographer, yes, but I didn’t bring my camera with me, so hopefully these pictures will suffice. Let’s get started with the Japanese Collection.

The first tree you see when you walk into the exhibit, a Japanese White Pine. In training since 1879:

This next tree is one of the most amazing I’ve seen, a Japanese White Pine in training since 1625. It survived the atomic blast in Hiroshima and was given to the United States as a 200th birthday present:

Next up is an Ezo Spruce in training since 1939:

A Toringo Crab Apple, in training since 1905:

Japanese Hemlock, in training since 1926:

A gorgeous Trident ROR, in training since 1918:

Ezo Spruce, in training since 1935:

Satsuki Azalea, I didn’t grab this guy’s information unfortunately:

A few more from the Japanese Collection with unidentified dates:

Now onto the North American Collection…

Blue Atlas Cedar, in training since 1948:

Olive, in training since 1963:

Chinese Juniper, in training since 1975:

Creeping Juniper, in training since 1969:

Cork-Bark Japanese Black Pine, in training since 1964:

Chinese Elm, in training since 1970:

Chinese Juniper, in training since 1953:

Coast Live Oak, in training since 1986:

Montezuma Cypress, in training since 1948:

Thorny Elaeagnus, in training since 1960:

Creeping Juniper, in training since 1952:

Bald Cypress, in training since 1987:

Drummond’s Red Maple, in training since 1974:

Chinese Hackberry, in training since 1974:

Chinese Elm, in training since 1988:

Blue Atlas Cedar, in training since 1960:

Pomegranate, in training since 1963:

Coast Redwood, in training since 1954:

Olive, in training since 1972:

Crape Myrtle, in training since 1930:

Trident Maple, in training since 1985:

Crab Apple, in training since 1978:

Cedar Elm, in training since 1981:

Common Privet, in training since 1979:

Trident Maple, in training since 1975:

Chinese Quince, in training since 1975:

Sweetgum, in training since 1975:

American Beech, in training since 1979:

Dwarf Japanese Garden Juniper, in training since 1975:

Japanese Black Pine, in training since 1980:

Bald Cypress, in training since 1972:

California Juniper, in training since 1982:

Japanese Black Pine, in training since 1970:

Chinese Juniper, in training since 1970:

California Juniper, in training since 1967:

Norway Spruce, in training since 2002:

California Juniper, in training since 1964:

Scotch Pine, in training since 1972:

Smooth-Leaved Elm, in training since 1982:

Eastern Arborvitae, in training since 1989:

Now for the reason you all are here, the tropicals!

Umbrella tree, in training since 1987:

Jaboticaba, in training since 1970:

Bougainvillea, in training since 1936:

Willow Leaf Ficus, in training since 1974:

Fukien Tea, in training since 1956:

Natal Fig, in training since 1976:

Water Jasmine, unknown age:

Brazilian Peppertree, in training since 1973:

Chinese Banyan, in training since 1971 (one of my all-time favorite trees):

Chinese Banyan, in training since 1906:

Japanese Boxthorn, in training since 1951:

Buttonwood, in training since 1975:

Chinese Banyan, in training since 1975:

Bougainvillea, in training since 1936:

Ironwood, in training since 1978:

And now back outside to the North American Collection, starting with this Sargent Juniper with an unknown training age:

Pasture Juniper, in training since 1980:

Chinese Juniper and Dwarf Japanese Garden Juniper, in training since 2004:

Parsley Hawthorn, in training since 1983:

Chinese Juniper, in training since 1975:

And a handful of miscellaneous pictures:

I think that’s it for now! Feel free to follow my blog for more Ficus information!

Ryan