The National Bonsai and Penjing Museum, established in 1976, is the most comprehensive of it's kind in North America. This National treasure is located on the 446-acre campus of the US National Arboretum in Washington, DC, and represents a private/public partnership between the Arboretum and the National Bonsai Foundation. "This is the first true bonsai museum anywhere in the world, and it's also the largest and most comprehensive one in the western world," says arboretum director Tom Elias. "We have the finest collection of mature bonsai outside of Japan."
The National Bonsai and Penjing Museum is undoubtedly one of Washington's key attractions for plant lovers. Now, more than 200,000 people annually visit the museum's collection of 150 plants located in three pavilion houses.
Metrobus Information: On weekends and holidays except December 25, direct shuttle service is available from Union Station on the X6 Metrobus.
Address: 3501 New York Avenue, NE, Washington, DC 20002
Tel: (202) 245-2726
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Japanese Stroll Garden
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Japanese Stroll Garden
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Japanese Maple, Acer palmatum, In training since 1906, Donated by Ryutaro Azuma *
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Trident Maple, Acer buergeranium, In training since 1916 , Donated by Takeo Fukuda
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Japanese White Pine, Pinus parviflora Miyajima¸ In training since 1625, Donated by Masura Yamaki.
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Japanese Maple, Acer palmatum In training since 1939, Donated by Keizo Obuchi.
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Satsuki Azalea, Rhododendron indicum
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Satsuki Azalea, Rhododendron indicum
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Informal upright bonsai. Satsuki Azalea, Rhododendron indicum.
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Eurya emarginata , In training since 1970, Donated by
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Japanese Persimmon, Diospyros kaki, In training since 1893, Donated by King Hassen II. *
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Saikei, In training since 2001, Donated by Tashio Kawamoto.
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Formal upright bonsai. Japanese White Pine, Pinus parviflora Zuisyo, Age Unknown , Donated by Daizo Iwasaki.
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Slanting bonsai. Chinese Juniper, Juniperus chinensis Sargentii. In training since 1905, Donated by Kenichi Oguchi *
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Japanese White Pine, Pinus parviflora, Age Unknown , Donated by Daizo Iwasaki.
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