Bonsai and Penjing: Ambassadors of Peace & Beauty

by Ann McClellan

This book tells the remarkable stories of bonsai and penjing trees in the collection of the National Arboretum in Washington D.C. It details their valuable role in international diplomacy and as instruments of American presidential influence. It also describes their inclusion in world's fair exhibitions, in Asian-inspired gardens around the country, and as a window onto the extensive cultivation of bonsai in North America today. A lengthy first-hand...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804853002
• ISBN13: 9780804853002
• Release Date: March 2020
• Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
• Length: 128 Pages