“Our Shimpaku lived for 400 years, it needs care and can’t survive a week without water,” Mrs … Among the loot was a rare 400-year-old shinpaku tree, a star of the bonsai world, which was due to be entered in a Japanese beauty competition this month. Seiji Iimura’s family has been creating and tending bonsai trees for five generations, but now his giant bonsai garden is missing some of its most expensive trees, reported CNN Monday. 400 Year Old Bonsai, Worth Almost $100k Was Stolen And The Owners Only Wish Is That It Is Watered March 14, 2019 March 15, 2019 Admin It’s not the kind of break-in you hear about every day, but a bonsai theft reported this year has left the owners without seven of their precious dwarf trees. Among the loot was a rare 400-year-old shinpaku tree, a star of the bonsai world, which was due to be entered in a Japanese beauty competition this month. The pair is urging the thieves to take care of them. An elderly Japanese couple launched an emotional plea on social media after they were robbed of seven Bonsai trees, which also included a valuable 400-year old Juniper. The trees were worth about $90,000 and included a Shimpaku Juniper, a 400-year-old tree that had been looked after by Iimura for 25 years. 400-Year-Old Bonsai Stolen. She explained the 400-year-old stolen tree had been taken from a mountain centuries ago by her husband's family, who shrunk it to its current form of 1 metre tall and around 70 centimetres wide. A thief or group of thieves has stolen $118,000 worth of bonsai trees including a prized 400-year-old Shimpaku tree from a bonsai master’s garden near Tokyo, Japan. One of the couple’s stolen trees is a Shimpaku Juniper – one of the most sought-after Bonsai types among collectors and enthusiasts. Bonsai trees are miniature in nature and owners take these things very seriously. The tree was gifted to the United States in 1975 and survived Hiroshima. Over in Japan, the raising of bonsai trees is considered an art form in which individuals need expert skills to properly take care of. A couple in Japan have had their 400-year-old bonsai tree stolen ahead of its appearance at a beauty competition. Japanese couple offer care instructions to thieves who stole 400-year-old bonsai trees 'We treated these miniature trees like our children. A Japanese couple has been left grief-stricken after seven bonsai trees were stolen from a garden, including a 400-year-old shimpaku juniper. One of the couple's stolen trees is a Shimpaku Juniper - one of the most sought-after Bonsai types among collectors and enthusiasts. A Japanese couple has taken to social media to share detailed care instructions with the thieves they say stole seven bonsai trees from them — including one tree over 400 years old. 400-yr-old Bonsai Stolen in Japan – Owners Hope the Tree is Watered Feb 13, 2019 Stefan Andrews It’s not the kind of break-in you hear about every day, but a bonsai theft reported in January this year has left the owners without seven of their precious dwarf trees. It is said to be worth over 10m yen ($91,000; £70,720). TOKYO — A master bonsai grower whose 400-year-old tree was taken from a garden outside Tokyo has issued a heartfelt plea for the thief to care for his stolen “child.” Seiji Iimura’s family has been creating and tending bonsai trees for five generations, but now his giant bonsai garden is missing some of its most expensive trees, reported CNN Monday. It is said to be worth over 10m yen ($91,000; £70,720). Ms Iimura told the publication her husband, Seiji Iimura, is a bonsai master whose family practice dates back to 1603.