August 2025:

From Jo Brennan, our partner at the Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. 

"The sweet little Ginkgo seedlings pictured have been grown to mark the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Green Legacy Hiroshima (GLH) shared Ginkgo biloba seeds from a hibakujumoku - trees that survived the bombing - with the Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria (RBGV) with the aim of promoting peace and nuclear disarmament and highlighting the resilience of nature. RBGV staff collaborated with the University of Melbourne, Victoria’s first GLH distribution center, to import and propagate these symbolic seeds. One of these seedlings will be planted in the RBGV Melbourne Gardens and the rest shared with interested organisations to promote this important message."

Photo 1: Gingko seedlings

Photo 2: Handover of Gingko seeds between Jo Brennan, Horticulturist RBGV and Virginia McNally, System Garden Curator / Arborist University of Melbourne