For pine lovers in colder climates

treebeard55 · 04-03-2009, 09:30 PM

A few days ago I learned a little more about that Japanese white pine I mentioned, in the National Collection.

At 380-some years, that tree is the oldest in the Japanese part of the Collection, and maybe the oldest overall. The family that donated it to us are from Hiroshima, or at least were living there during World War II. Their bonsai were kept against a high wall in the back garden, and on the morning of August 6, 1945, that wall shielded the trees from the blast of the atomic bomb.

noissee · 04-04-2009, 03:10 PM

This really isn't meant to be political, and I don't want to start one of those convo's...but...that always seemed a little...Ironic perhaps? that they gave us a tree that survived our bomb. I just never quite knew what to think about that, other than that it shows character on the part of the Japanese.

treebeard55 · 04-04-2009, 07:50 PM

"Ironic" -- that may be a good term, if strong enough! In any event, I'm sure we -- American bonsai lovers -- are very thankful that that tree survived our bomb!

noissee · 04-06-2009, 12:10 PM

yes, I am certainly glad. I have had the privilege of browsing the National Arboretum a few years ago. That was a very memorably tree.

Ml_work · 04-12-2009, 10:52 PM

Treebeard.......I remembered that I had theses sites marked...mybe these pines could take your cold?
- Todd's Colorado Bonsai -
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I have never purchased from them, just look at the trees.
Have A Great Day!

treebeard55 · 04-13-2009, 10:33 PM

Mike, those certainly could: their native climate is even harsher.

I have one of Andy Smith's collected ponderosas, presently the crown jewel of my rebuild-in-process collection. I'd love to have another. Andy's trees, and Harold Sasaki's Colorado spruces, are so full of character that I think they qualify for Walter Pall's term: "soul."

What stops me, at present, is that I don't have enough slips of green paper with dead guys' pictures on them.

Ml_work · 04-13-2009, 11:40 PM

Understood !

ML

04-03-2009, 09:30 PM	#11 (permalink)
treebeard55 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Warsaw IN, USA USDA zone 5b Posts: 510	A few days ago I learned a little more about that Japanese white pine I mentioned, in the National Collection. At 380-some years, that tree is the oldest in the Japanese part of the Collection, and maybe the oldest overall. The family that donated it to us are from Hiroshima, or at least were living there during World War II. Their bonsai were kept against a high wall in the back garden, and on the morning of August 6, 1945, that wall shielded the trees from the blast of the atomic bomb. __________________ Treebeard 55 Steve Moore http://hoosierbonsai.blogspot.com The most important bonsai tool is your brain.

04-04-2009, 07:50 PM	#13 (permalink)
treebeard55 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Warsaw IN, USA USDA zone 5b Posts: 510	"Ironic" -- that may be a good term, if strong enough! In any event, I'm sure we -- American bonsai lovers -- are very thankful that that tree survived our bomb! __________________ Treebeard 55 Steve Moore http://hoosierbonsai.blogspot.com The most important bonsai tool is your brain.

04-13-2009, 10:33 PM	#16 (permalink)
treebeard55 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Warsaw IN, USA USDA zone 5b Posts: 510	Mike, those certainly could: their native climate is even harsher. I have one of Andy Smith's collected ponderosas, presently the crown jewel of my rebuild-in-process collection. I'd love to have another. Andy's trees, and Harold Sasaki's Colorado spruces, are so full of character that I think they qualify for Walter Pall's term: "soul." What stops me, at present, is that I don't have enough slips of green paper with dead guys' pictures on them. __________________ Treebeard 55 Steve Moore http://hoosierbonsai.blogspot.com The most important bonsai tool is your brain.

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04-04-2009, 03:10 PM	#12 (permalink)
noissee Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: florida panhandle Posts: 206	This really isn't meant to be political, and I don't want to start one of those convo's...but...that always seemed a little...Ironic perhaps? that they gave us a tree that survived our bomb. I just never quite knew what to think about that, other than that it shows character on the part of the Japanese.

04-06-2009, 12:10 PM	#14 (permalink)
noissee Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: florida panhandle Posts: 206	yes, I am certainly glad. I have had the privilege of browsing the National Arboretum a few years ago. That was a very memorably tree.

04-12-2009, 10:52 PM	#15 (permalink)
Ml_work Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Alabama Posts: 277	Treebeard.......I remembered that I had theses sites marked...mybe these pines could take your cold? - Todd's Colorado Bonsai - Home I have never purchased from them, just look at the trees. Have A Great Day!

04-13-2009, 11:40 PM	#17 (permalink)
Ml_work Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Alabama Posts: 277	Understood ! ML

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