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The gingko tree was planted to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima during World War Two. The tree was planted in a ceremony which was held in 2022. 

The atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were the detonation of two atomic bomb over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on 6 and 9 August 1945 by the United States during World War Two. The two bombings killed between 129,000 and 226,000 people, most of whom were civilians, and remain the only use of nuclear weapons in an armed conflict. Japan surrended to the Allies on 15 August, six days after the bombing of Nagasaki and the Soviet Union`s declaration of war on Japan. The Japanese government signed the instrument of surrender on 2 September, effectively ending the war. 
 

The Australian National University in conjunction with ACT Government organised gifting and planting of a second generation A-Bombed Ginkgo tree (Ginkgo Biloba) at the Canberra Nara Peace Park for the 75th anniversary.

The tree, grown by seed presented by Green Legacy Hiroshima to the Australian National University and gifted to the ACT Government, is a descendant of a Ginkgo tree that survived the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on 6th August 1945.

The hosts included Paul Duldig, ANU Chief Operating Officer,  Minister Akihiko Sunami, Deputy Chief of Mission/Political Minister and Economic Minister, Embassy of Japan, Jim Corrigan, Deputy Director General, City Services, Transport Canberra and City Services.

The Green Legacy Hiroshima (GLH) Initiative is a global volunteer campaign, aiming to disseminate the universal message of trees that survived the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. Created in 2011 by two friends, Nassrine Azimi and Tomoko Watanabe, GLH shares worldwide the double message of caution and hope that the unique survivor trees of Hiroshima (and ultimately Nagasaki) represent, recalling on the one hand the dangers of arms of mass destruction and nuclear weapons in particular, and on the other hand the sacred character of mankind and the resilience of nature.
Australian National University, Nara Peace Park, 6 May 2022. 

Location

Address:	Flynn Drive , Nara Peace Park, Lennox Gardens , Yarralumla, 2600
State:	ACT
Area:	Foreign
GPS Coordinates:	Lat: -35.298301 Long: 149.121281 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.

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Details

Monument Type:	Tree
Monument Theme:	Conflict
Sub-Theme:	WW2
Actual Event Start Date:	06-August-1945
Actual Event End Date:	06-August- 2020

Dedication

Actual Monument Dedication Date:	Friday 6th May, 2022

Source: MA