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Please click here for the NYT article by A. G. Sulzberger.
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Click here to read a message from GLH Coordinator Nassrine Azimi
GLHコーディネーターのナスリーン・アジミからのメッセージこちらをクリック
グリーン・レガシー・ヒロシマは広島の被爆樹木を守り、その種や苗木を世界中に送り届けるために設立されました。多くのパートナーがこのイニシアチブに参加し、自分たちの国における広島と平和のメッセージ、「緑の遺産」の大使となってくれることを期待しています。
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Recent photos from a Gingko sapling that made its way to the Oregon State Penitentiary through the Sunny Day Initiative, the Oregon Department of Forestry and many dedicated individuals and institutions. We hope the Gingko will spread its gentle strength to the inmates and everyone who comes in touch with it. Click here to read more.
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Recent photos from the tree dedication ceremony at the University of Kentucky. Click here to read more.
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Gingko seeds have arrived in Poland. Many thanks to our GLH partners there, Szymon Siłuch and the members of the Polish Beekeepers Association. Click here to read more.
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Seeds have arrived in the University of Idaho, courtsey of the San Diego Botanical Garden. Click here to read more.
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Recent photos from our irreplaceable regional hub, the San Diego Botanic Garden. Click here to read more.
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First batch of seeds have arrived in Lugano, Switzerland. Many thanks to our new GLH partners there, Stefano Bonoli and his team, for their enthusiasm. We hope this will be the beginning of a long partnership.
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Many thanks to creative GLH partner Prof. Daniel Slane, for an animated view of the Ginkgo at Bates College (April to June 2026)
Click the image to view the full animated timelapse.
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Our partner Dr. Luciano Bosso has reported that Ginkgo and Camphor seedlings have successfully germinated from Hiroshima's hibakujumoku seeds. Click here to read more...
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Thanks to Joe DeWolf at the San Diego Botanic Garden seeds from a Hiroshima A-bombed ginkgo tree were safely delivered to Lisa Ferrel at Chesterfield County Arboretum in Virginia, USA. Click here to read more...
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Special visit by the Assumption Antipolo school delegation, accompanied by former UNITAR staff Johanna Diwa—soon we hope the first GLH partner in the Philippines. Click here to read more...
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This year's seeds have been collected and prepared thanks to our master gardener and wonderful GLH members. New list for 2026 updated. Click here to view...
GLH Regional & Special Seed Hubs (in chronological order)
Hiroshima Botanic Garden (HBG) in Hiroshima, Japan, as a custodian of all seeds collected annually
San Diego Botanic Garden (SDBG) in San Diego, California, for North America
College of Agriculture, Food & Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) in Northern Ireland, for Europe
University of Costa Rica, for Latin America
University of Melbourne, for Oceania
Geneva Botanic Garden, for Alpine Region Partners
We are delighted that the SDBG, CAFRE, the University of Costa Rica, and the University of Melbourne have agreed to become GLH regional seed hubs. We hope their help will facilitate sharing A-bombed tree seeds with more partners in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and Latin America.
The Green Greetings Project was launched at the Chugoku Shikoku Hakuhodo market design department as a joint project supported by Chugoku Shimbun and other companies in Hiroshima on August 6, 2005. Click here to view the website and here for their descriptions of individual hibakujumoku.
See here for 2025-2026 Hibaku second-generation seeds available for dispatch.
See here for "Trees in Hiroshima" page, which contain reference links to the City of Hiroshima hibakujumoku entries.
Latest Updates
Śląski Związek Pszczelarzy w Katowicach (Polish Beekeepers Association) - October 2026
Gingko seeds have arrived in Poland. Many thanks to our GLH partners there, Szymon Siłuch and the members of the Polish Beekeepers Association.
University of Idaho - August 2026
Seeds have arrived in the University of Idaho, courtsey of the San Diego Botanic Garden. Pleased to welcome our new partners, our first in Idaho, Dr. Andrew Nelson and Prof. Azusa Tojo. We wish them every success and look forward to building a long and meaningful partnership together.
Jardin Botanique de Genève (Botanic Garden of Geneva) - Alpine Hub - July 2026
On a private trip to Switzerland, GLH coordinator Nassrine Azimi paid a brief visit to the Geneva Botanic Garden, to thank the team for their dedication and to see how the Hiroshima seedlings were weathering the severe heat in Europe (they are in good hands and doing as best as they can!). She was graciously received by Diane Bacher of the Botanic Garden and happily joined by UNITAR’s Mihoko Kumamoto.
Mairie de Beuzeville - June 2026
Our partner, Jean-Louis Dine in Beuzeville received the seeds! We are grateful for everyone’s perseverance, especially the teams at Beuzeville and CAFRE.
National Research Council of Italy, Institute for Research on Innovation, International Law and Sustainability (IRIDIS) - June 2026
During Dr. Luciano Bosso's visit to the Botanical Garden of Naples, the Director shared an interesting historical anecdote connecting the cities of Naples and Hiroshima:
"In 1952, a Japanese ambassador donated to the Naples Botanical Garden some roof tiles from the Hiroshima Botanical Garden, recovered after the atomic bombing. As a gesture of gratitude, the Naples Botanical Garden sent some Laurus nobilis plants to Hiroshima University. These were planted by the then President, Tatsuo Morito, in one of the university’s gardens. The current Director has kindly asked whether these plants have survived over the years and if they are still alive today. The letters and fragments of roof tiles from the Hiroshima Botanical Garden are currently preserved in the Ethnobotany Museum located within the Botanical Garden of Naples. I am attaching some photographs of the letter along with a fragment of the tile.”
School of Biology, University of Costa Rica - Regional Hub - May 2026
Thanks to the efforts of our partners the GLH regional hub at the University of Costa Rica, on 27th May a fourth Hiroshima Ginkgo tree was planted at the residence of the Ambassador of Japan in San José, Costa Rica. The ceremony was covered by news media, sharing with a wider audience the message of peace and resilience embodied by Hiroshima's survivor trees.
Linköping City - May 2026
GLH friend, photographer Magnus Westerborn, visited the Gingko tree in Linköping City to see its status—thankfully it seems thriving with signs of new leaves budding in the spring...
(Pictured with the ginkgo tree, Liselott Johansson)
Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University - April 2026
Wonderful (and rare) sight: the little cherry sapling we planted at Ritsumeikan Asia-Pacific University (APU) in 2013 now a strapping young tree! With gratitude to APU’s grounds staff and especially the constant care and attention of Professor Mahichi (photo) and her students.
The Friends of the Gardens of Hougoumont, Fondation Roi Baudouin - March 2026
Photos taken by Christophe Crock, Head Gardener of the Wespelaer Arboretum. 4/10 seeds have germinated. Photos show that these seeds did not have an embryo. Special thanks to dedicated partner Marie-Noëlle Cruysmans for keeping us updated.
(Last photo: Quentin Eeckhout holding sapling)
Keele University - March 2026
The GLH team has been uplifted by the two most recent stories published by Keele University's Dr. Taylor, detailing the journey of the ginkgo seeds from their arrival to present!
Blog: Sarah L Taylor – Medium
Ginkgo seed: life and death growing ‘Hibakujumoku’ | by Sarah L Taylor | Medium
The baby ginkgoes are all tucked up for winter! | by Sarah L Taylor | Medium