The Green Legacy Hiroshima Initiative was established to safeguard and spread the seeds and saplings of Hiroshima’s A-Bomb survivor trees worldwide. Premier Alliances is proud to partner with this unique effort to promote peace across the world.
Follow the growth of our Ginkgo Biloba seed obtained from our GLH partners in the posts below.
BISBEE — Premier Alliances, Inc. is pleased to announce its participation in the Green Legacy Hiroshima Initiative, having been selected to receive the seeds of a ginkgo tree that survived the atomic bombing of Hiroshima to add to its Founders Garden.
Created in 2011 to promote the resiliency of nature and a message of peace and hope for a world free of nuclear weapons, the Green Legacy Hiroshima Initiative has disbursed to partnering organizations in 40 countries the seeds and saplings of trees that survived the nuclear blast at Hiroshima, known as Hibakujumoku. To learn more about the Green Legacy Hiroshima Initiative, visit glh.unitar.org.
Upon learning about the initiative, Premier Alliances saw the project as aligning with the Founders Garden’s own mission of promoting the healing aspects of nature in a secure location for members of our community to enjoy.
With support from local and out-of-state plant professionals, Premier Alliances staff will nurture the seeds until they are ready to be transplanted into the Founders Garden. Until then, the progress of the seeds will be updated on our website for all to follow.
Designed to be accessible to people of all abilities, the Founders Garden allows individuals to engage in various healing activities such as mild physical therapy and exercise, and is open to the public at no cost during business hours, Monday through Friday, 8:30am – 4:30pm. The garden is located the Premier Alliances Bisbee Campus, 1556 S. Naco Highway, in Bisbee.
Premier Alliances a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to Improving the Lives of People with Disabilities. In 2022, it was named Nonprofit of the Year by the Arizona Community Foundation of Cochise.
Soon after receiving a batch of seeds from Green Legacy Hiroshima partners at the San Diego Botanical Garden, we noticed one of the seeds had sprouted a taproot, which meant it was time to plant it.
Only a few short days later, after plenty of water and sunshine in our Founders Garden, the sprout from the seed has begun to emerge from the soil!
Our ginkgo sprout continues to thrive! Now sporting a couple of the signature ginkgo leaves.
After a bit of a scare where it seemed the sprout was uprooted by a curious critter digging through the moist soil, we’ve moved the plant inside for the time being, where it continues to thrive.
It’s a hardy little plant, to be sure.
A few months ago, our friends at the Green Legacy Hiroshima program sent us two additional ginkgo saplings. Over the winter, most of their leaves yellowed and fell off (ginkgo trees are deciduous), but now they’ve come back and are looking strong as ever.
