Japanese White Pine “Thousand-year Pine”, Bonsai

This bonsai from the Omiya Bonsai Art Museum is 1.6 meters tall and over 1.8 meters wide, and holds a place of pride as the largest tree in the museum’s collection. The protruding root base firmly grasps the soil, the massive trunk writhes upward, and the massive canopy of lush needles spreads over the whole; all of these elements combine to convey the robust life force of this tree.