Accession Data
Ginkgo biloba
Common Name: Ginkgo, Maidenhair Tree
Family: Ginkgoaceae
Country of Origin: China
Description: Grown from seed from a Ginkgo tree in Hiroshima, Japan that survived the atomic bomb in 1945. The seeds were sent to UConn by Green Legacy Hiroshima, a group that protects and distributes propagations of hibakujumoku--atomic bombing survivor trees--in order to promote global peace and a message of caution and hope.
Accession Data
Accession #: 202400083
Accession Date: 2024-10-15 00:00:00
Bloom Status: 🪴 Not Flowering
Location: 6101
Quantity: 1
Source: Green Legacy Hiroshima
Provenance:
Seeds from Hiroshima, Japan, from Green Legacy Hiroshima. GLC site 25, Shukkeien Garden, Kaminoboricho, Naka-ku, Hiroshima-shi, 1370 m from hypocenter. The seed parent is a ca. 200 year old Ginkgo tree with a trunk that leans towards the site of the atomic blast. Seven seeds imported by San Diego Botanic Garden received Sep. 19, 2024.
Classification
Division: Ginkgophyta
Class: Ginkgoopsida
Subclass: Ginkgoidae
Order: Ginkgoales
Family: Ginkgoaceae
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