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 explains the beauty of a tree from the Yamaguchi Bonsai Nursery

Transcription
It's amazing how many people that actually love that type of trees that are shaped already. Our trees are already shaped, ready to go. They're maintained. Once customers buy our trees, all they have to do is just maintain it. So, they're beautiful - you have to actually see them to appreciate it.

See part 1 and part 2 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.