with Buddhism, to Japan, where it reached its highest fruition. Japanese immigrants to the United States recreated their bonsai gardens here in the 19th Century. But it wasn’t until after World War II, with the return of GIs exposed to Japanese culture, that bonsais really took off ...
"This is a Japanese white pine; it was part of the original donation. It was in one family, the Yamaki family for 6 generations before they donated it. It was started as a Bonsai in 1625," Sustic said pointing to the tree. Sustic says the Yamaki family had a Bonsai nursery and thi...