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Mar 13 2009 8 Comments

Littleness and longevity

Despite the legendary longevity of the Japanese, this beautiful bonsai, in for its periodical prune, has, at a sprightly century and a half, already seen off several of its tireless trimmers,

Japanese bonsai

and looks meticulously enough maintained to meet many more to come.

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  1. Marie says

    3/14/2009 at 12:08 am

    that bonsai is breathtakingly perfect

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  2. Sed says

    3/14/2009 at 12:27 am

    Agreed. Nice picture. Stunning bonsai.

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  3. Juan says

    3/14/2009 at 1:37 pm

    I’ve seen that guy at Showa-Kinen park, he is a master.

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  4. supreme nothing says

    3/15/2009 at 1:34 pm

    What a great monument to patience and tradition, absolutely awe-inspiring!

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  5. cre-cre says

    3/16/2009 at 10:53 pm

    It’s amazing how much patience some people have. The bonsai looks superb.

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  6. Emily says

    3/18/2009 at 2:31 pm

    The bonsai is astounding, to say the least. the guy must have patience pruning it.

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  7. Emily says

    3/18/2009 at 3:06 pm

    The bonsai is nothing short of amazing. Unbelievable.

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