Sacred dates: August 6 and August 9.

Hiroshima and Nagasaki committed to forgive but to not forget.  Each year they mark these sober anniversaries, to remind us of what unfolded here in 1945, and what is at stake if humanity forgets its lessons. 

It maybe hard to look at the world as it is today and feel confident about the future.  But of one thing I am certain: for all those who instigate destruction and war, there are multiples more, who cultivate life and peace. 

For the past 15 years Green Legacy Hiroshima has been fortunate to work with many such individuals.  The paper below, just sent by my former UNITAR colleague and longtime friend Dr. Carlos Lopes, and prepared for a publication marking our campaign's 15th anniversary, captures subtly the golden aspirations of GLH. With his permission we share a version here with you.

Thank you everyone for all you do — our 1000-year campaign continues.

Nassrine Azimi

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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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 beginnings 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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On 31 May 2026, Kanameda sensei and our other friends at Tonan Rotary once again initiated a somber and meaningful event in Ninoshima. 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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The GLH team has been uplifted by the two most recent stories published by Keele University's Dr. Taylor. Click here to read more...

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

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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.

Japanese Pamphlet 日本語パンフレット

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.