Interviewee: Richard Yamaguchi

Relationship to Nikkei gardeners: His mother, Hoshiko Yamaguchi, started the Yamaguchi Bonsai Nursery

Date: July 17, 2007

Location: Japanese American National Museum

Brief Summary: Richard describes the trees of the Yamaguchi Bonsai Nursery

Transcription
It's just a labor of love that my mother started, and we continue to grow. It's a hobby that kind of got out of hand. We had to start a business in order to let the trees grow. The oldest ones we have are about 51 years old, and they vary in size from 4 feet up to 10, 12 feet tall.

See part 1 and part 3 of this interview.
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This interview was conducted as part of the Opening Day activities for the exhibition Landscaping America: Beyond the Japanese Garden.