Le pine bonsai eneminyaka engama-392 yasinda ekuqhumeni kwebhomu le-athomu laseHiroshima futhi iyaqhubeka nokukhula nanamuhla

Isithombe - Sage Ross 

Ezimpilweni zethu zonke sibhekana nezikhathi ezimnandi kakhulu nezinye esifisa sengathi ngabe asinazo, kuze kube sezingeni lokuthi zingasidumaza size siphelelwe yisifiso sokuqhubeka nendlela yethu. Noma kunjalo, kune-pine bonsai eneminyaka engama-392 eyasinda kwesinye sezigameko ezimbi kakhulu eJapan: lapho i-United States ilahla ibhomu le-athomu eHiroshima, ngaleyo ndlela ecekela phansi idolobha.

Kwenzeka ngo-Agasti 6, 1945. Ngaleso sikhathi, lesi sihlahla sasihlala ndawonye nomndeni wakwaYamaki, abanikazi bawo abafanele, okuyi-3,21km ukusuka lapho kwaqhuma khona ibhomu. Kepha naphezu kwakho konke, wakwazi ukuhlala ephila.

Ukuguqula isihlahla sembewu kube i-bonsai kungenye yezinto ezinhle kakhulu ongaba nazo. Ukusebenza kuso nsuku zonke, ngokubekezela futhi ngaso sonke isikhathi kukhombisa inhlonipho maqondana nesitshalo, ngeke nje kukwenze kube ngomunye wemisebenzi ebabazekayo eyenziwe ngabantu, kodwa futhi nenqubo yokuyenza isisize ukuba sibe nokuzola esivele sikujabulela izinto ezincane empilweni.

I-bonsai yomndeni wakwaYamaki yaqala uhambo lwayo ngo-1625. Yayinakekelwa yibo futhi kancane kancane bayiguqula yaba yi-bonsai ebabazekayo namuhla. Babenaye ngaphakathi enkulisa yabo yebhonsai, eyayizungezwe udonga, ngakho bobabili yena noYamaki bakwazi ukuzisindisa ngosuku i-US elahla ngalo ibhomu..

Ngo-1976, ngesenzo esimangalisayo sokuxolelwa, ama-Yamaki anikeze i-pine kanye nezinye izihlahla ezingama-52 e-United States. Kodwa abazange basho lutho ngomlando wabo, kwaze kwaba ngu-2001 lapho isizukulwane esisha samaYamakis sivakashela eWashington. Lapho, abanakekeli be-US National Arboretum bezwa ngokwenzeka emashumini amathathu eminyaka ngaphambili.

I-bonsai yasinda ebubini obabungenzeka kuyo, futhi isaphila. Nathi singenza okufanayo lapho kuvela izimo ezinzima. Indaba nje yokufuna 😉.