GLH partners around the world
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Click here to read a message from GLH Coordinator Nassrine Azimi
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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We are happy to announce that the Botanic Garden of Geneva is now the "Alpine Hub" for GLH. 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 wonderfully 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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Wonderful (and rare) sight: the little cherry sapling we planted at Ritsumeikan Asia-Pacific University (APU) in 2013 now a strapping young tree! 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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The generous natsumikan (Citrus x narsudaidai) gave us many seeds (pictured left), but still many fruit remaining on the mother tree (pictured right)! Click here to see more...
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On February 9th, 2026, GLH hosted its committee meeting, full of lively and fruitful discussions. 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
Collège JB de la Quintinye, GrandChêne Section Internationale - May 2026
We received some lovely updates from our partner, Kaori Okabe at GrandChêne. She says
"Mrs. Carfantan, in charge of Ginkgo seeds, has worked with her students at Jean-Baptiste de la Quintinye junior high school in Noisy-le-Roi. Students are involved and learning actively about Ginkgo!"
Assumption Antipolo School - May 2026
Wonderful new partners, spearheading the first GLH planting in the Philippines -- GLH team happy to welcome Director Grace Magtaas and her colleagues, received with usual warmth by UNITAR's Chisa Mikami and team, an initiative conceived by Johanna Diwa, former colleague at UNITAR Hiroshima Office. Longterm friendships, like the roots of the Hiroshima trees, bringing everyone together. New generation partaking in the effort, thanks to young school children as well as students from Hiroshima University, including PHUSO.
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)
Jardin Botanique de Genève (Botanic Garden of Geneva) - Alpine Hub - May 2026
We are happy to announce that the Jardin Botanique de Genève (Botanic Garden of Geneva) is now the "Alpine Hub" for GLH. Special thanks to Nicolas Freyre for his visit to Hiroshima, and for his spirit in spearheading this partnership.
University for Peace (UPEACE) - May 2026
Many thanks to Dr. Olivia Sylvester who has shared updates on the Gingko taking root in the University for Peace in Costa Rica!
National Research Council of Italy, Institute for Agricultural and Forest Systems in the Mediterranean - April 2026
Another update from Dr. Luciano Bosso:
"On April 16, 2026, I delivered the remaining half of the seeds to the Botanical Garden of Naples, Department of Biology, University of Naples Federico II. These seeds have also been sown, and we are currently waiting for the first seedlings to emerge. In this case, from left to right, you will see the Director of the Botanical Garden of Naples Paolo Caputo, CNR researcher Luciano Bosso, and UNINA botanical technician Giancarlo Sibilio."
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
Activities in Hiroshima - February 2026
On February 9th, 2026, GLH hosted its committee meeting, full of lively and fruitful discussions. Present were the GLH secretariat including coordinator Nassrine Azimi; co-founder Tomoko Watanabe; tree doctor Chikara Horiguchi; and delegates from Hiroshima Botanical Garden, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima Prefectural Government, Green Greetings team, and UNITAR.
Central Michigan University - February 2026
Created and shared by Dr. Hope Elizabeth May, a beautiful record of how Central Michigan University became a GLH partner, and current acitivities related to the hibakujumoku saplings.