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
The Ficus Guy 
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