At the National Botanical Garden, where most of the grounds were destroyed by a large-scale wildfire in Chile, where 131 people were confirmed dead, it was discovered that the ginkgo trees sent from Japan had escaped any fatal damage. This tree was grown from the seeds of ginkgo biloba that survived the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, and botanical garden staff say it is ``a hope for recovery.''
A large-scale wildfire that occurred mainly on the coast of Chile in South America caused major damage, especially in mountainous areas with densely populated residential areas, and 131 people have been confirmed dead so far.
The country's largest national botanical garden, located in the central Viña del Mar, which was particularly hard hit, was largely destroyed by the wildfire, resulting in the loss of four people, including the staff members and their families inside at the time.
This botanical garden has a place named ``Garden of Peace,'' where ginkgo and camphor trees sent from Japan were grown, but due to the heat from the wildfires, the leaves turned brown and looked like they had withered. It's gone.
However, when officials examined the tree in detail, they discovered that there was moisture remaining inside the branch, and that no fatal damage had been caused.
This tree was grown from ginkgo seeds that survived the atomic bombing of Hiroshima in 1945, and the seeds were sent by a Hiroshima civic group about 10 years ago.
Botanical garden employee Adriana Arancibia said, ``This tree gives us hope for recovery. We would like to thank the Japanese people.''