Hiro grew up around 20 miles outside Hiroshima and his mother, now in her 90s, witnessed the mushroom cloud after the USA dropped the bomb on the Japanese city in 1945. Full story:
A curator from Japan, whose mother witnessed the atomic bomb in Hiroshima, is nurturing seeds from a tree that survived the blast, which are now being grown in Glasgow.The Ginkgo Tree seeds were gifted to Glasgow CityOne of the staff at the Botanic Gardens, Hiro Shimai, from Japan, is nurturing the seeds.Hiro grew up around 20 miles outside Hiroshima and his mother, now in her 90s, witnessed the mushroom cloud after the USA dropped the bomb on the Japanese city in 1945.
“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.When the saplings are bigger and strong enough they will be planted in Glasgow parks where Hiro hopes they will exist for generations as a lasting reminder of Hiroshima.
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