17K views · 1.2K reactions | This Japanese white pine (Pinus parvifolia) is approximately 375 years old, and is the oldest specimen in the Japanese Bonsai Collection of the National Arboretum. It is the result of 6 generations of hard work and patience by the Yamaki family. What makes it really special is that it was in Hiroshima when the atomic bomb fell in 1945; the tree survived and was later donated to the National Bonsai & Penjing Museum in Washington. | Bonsai Empire | Facebook