National Bonsai Museum

The chinese art of penjing and the japanese art of bonsai use woody plants in containers as a medium to portray the natural growth habit of trees in the landscape.
National bonsai museum. Living art of pacific bonsai museum has just arrived hot off the press learn more and purchase a copy. The national bonsai foundation nbf a non profit section 501 c 3 organization was founded in 1982 with a sole purpose of sustaining the national bonsai penjing museum in cooperation with the u s. The national bonsai and penjing museum contains miniature masterpieces of horticultural art. National arboretum private public collaboration.
The national bonsai and penjing museum has shut down because of covid 19 as have most of the public attractions in d c. Our first ever book about our collection a gallery of trees. National arboretum in washington dc. The national bonsai foundation in partnership with the u s.
This amazing horticultural collection includes 150 miniature specimens. The national bonsai museum isn t the most heavily visited museum in washington d c but it might be the most unique. National bonsai penjing museum a free and public museum located on the grounds of the u s. Seeing the late fall foliage was beautiful but seeing the varied and beautiful collection of bonsai and penching chinese bonsai indoors was amazing and a great way to escape the cold.
Bonsai at the national arboretum the national aboretum is a true hidden gem amongst other sites in dc.