The young saplings were displayed at a ceremony on 1 August at the Selby Gardens and can be seen by the public throughout August.

“The seeds have great symbolic value and they represent the resilience of nature,” said Dr. Manuel Lopez-Zafra, who helped establish the partnership with Green Legacy, in a press release by the Garden. “At the same time, they also deliver a message of caution about the dangers of mass destruction and nuclear weapons in particular.”

Click here for an article by Sarasota magazine covering the 1 August ceremony. 

Click here for Selby Gardens' press release regarding the seeds.

The New College of Florida received camphor, Kurogane holly, and persimmon seeds and planted them. The seeds are germinating in the lab of one of the biology professors at the college, and there are plans for a formal planting ceremony when they are bigger.