The ginkgo seeds were gifted to Glasgow City Council and are being tended to by Hiro Shimai, whose mother witnessed the radioactive mushroom cloud created by the deadly atomic bomb in August 1945.
The tiny saplings are growing in Glasgow and will be planted out once bigger and stronger. Pic: Glasgow City Council
Mr Shimai, who received the seeds in the mail and carefully planted them with help from a colleague, said:"I am very happy to be part of this project. "Ginkgo trees are very common in Japan. They are very hardy trees, but we weren't sure if the seeds would germinate when we planted them.The"survivor tree" miraculously survived theThe international Mayors for Peace project distributes seeds from the tree to cities around the world, to be grown on and planted out as lasting symbols of peace.The tiny saplings currently stand between 15-20cm tall, and when bigger and sturdy enough, they will be planted out in Glasgow parks.
Mr Shimai added:"Hopefully they will grow to be tall and strong enough to be planted out in Kelvingrove Park where the trees could live for at least 100 years and remind everyone of the importance of peace.
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