We visited the National Bonsai & Penjing Museum at the National Arboretum, reputed to hold one of the finest collections of miniature masterpieces in North America, with bonsai originating from Japan and penjing from China. For a description of penjing, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penjing

I don’t want to bore people with countless pictures of bonsai so will try to intersperse with other images taken that day, and just post the ones I found most interesting.

This bonsai tops the list, a gift from the Imperial Household of Japan to the US in 1976. It’s a Japanese red pine that has been in training since 1795. Simply amazing that this tree is more than 200 years old.

The Chinese Pavilion is in the background.

One last view: US Capital Columns, posted earlier: