The story of the cherry trees as a gift of friendship from Japan was
overblown as I posted previously. The Japanese destroyed any American-Japanese
friendship less then thirty years after the trees were planted.

True, but fortunately WWII is long gone. As a gift for our Bicentennial in
1976, the Japanese gave a magnificent bonsai collection to the National
Arboretum, forming the nucleus of our National Bonsai and Penjing Museum.
Iris,
Central NY, Zone 5a, Sunset Zone 40
"If we see light at the end of the tunnel, It's the light of the oncoming
train."
Robert Lowell (1917-1977)