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Princess Chichibu, the Emperor’s [sister-in-law], who requested to see her tree
and the pavilion.... Of course the State Department had them on a tight schedule,
with an escort determined to keep the visit on track. They had almost completed
their stroll through the pavilion, but just as they were about to leave, Princess
Chichibu spotted a robin in a nest in the Emperor’s red pine tree. Well, I must
tell you that the excitement was remarkable.... For a good half an hour, they
photographed the robin in her nest and chatted excitedly about this wonderful
event, much to the distress of their State Department guide [whose] schedule had
just been destroyed.
The Imperial Pine, a Japanese Red Pine (Pinus densiflora), in training since 1795, was the first
bonsai from the Japanese Imperial Collection to leave the country.
Thin bamboo rods provided shade in traditional Japanese style when the National Bonsai &