On the 28th, pruning was carried out in the city of Nagasaki to prevent the trees from falling, in order to preserve the so-called "bombed trees," which have survived the blast and heat rays of the atomic bomb.
The city of Nagasaki has designated 30 camphor trees and persimmon trees remaining near the hypocenter as ``A-bombed trees,'' and continues to work to preserve and treat them.
This year, we are planning to preserve and treat nine trees, and on the 28th, tree doctors and landscapers cut the branches of two large camphor trees at Sanno Shrine.
The heat rays from the atomic bomb created a large cavity inside the large camphor tree, and if the branches continued to grow, the trunk would become strained and could topple over.
The arborists were trimming branches and balancing them.
From March 1st onwards, the damaged part of the trunk of Okusu will be reinforced with artificial bark.
Kenichi Kubota, a tree doctor, said, "For A-bombed trees, it's important to preserve both the parts that were damaged by the atomic bomb and the parts that are still alive. I want it," he said.
Katsunosuke Funamoto, chief priest of Sanno Shrine, said, "This large box is a symbol of the shrine and tells the terror of the atomic bomb. I want you to live as long as possible."