Trees can grow for thousands of years. Bonsai trees, if well kept, can also become very old. This Ficus Bonsai is estimated to be one thousand years old, one of the oldest Bonsai trees we know. The tree was imported from Taiwan and is now part of the Crespi Bonsai collection.
How long does a bonsai tree live for? Some of the oldest Bonsai in the world are over 800 years; the result of many generations of patience and hard work. This article lists some of the most famous and oldest trees, enjoy!
(#1) Ficus Bonsai tree at Crespi, Italy - over a 1000 years old!
(#2) Old juniper Bonsai tree at Mansei-en, Japan - tested and proven to be over a 1000 years old!
(#3) 800 Year old tree, at Shunka-en, by Kunio Kobayashi
(#4) An 800 year-old Bonsai tree also at Shunkaen
(#5) The Japanese White Pine that survived Hiroshima
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