But the bonsai tree's impressive age is not its only claim to fame. The Yamaki Pine miraculously survived the 1945 U.S. atomic bomb attack on Hiroshima that killed around 140,000 people.

But there’s an equally fascinating native California tree: the bishop pine ... Why it matters: The largest natural bishop pine forest in the world is in Tomales Bay State Park in Point Reyes.

He named this miniature forest Goshin, which means “protector of the spirit” in Japanese. Bonsai artists create areas on the tree that resemble deadwood, portions that lose their bark and are ...

Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest ... pine (Pinus strobus) is identified best by its reddish-brown bark and deep furrows, which it acquires as the tree ...

But there’s an equally fascinating native California tree: the bishop ... fragility of the bishop pine is arguably its strength. The largest natural bishop pine forest in the world is in Tomales ...