Ingram, who was born in 1880, made several visits to Japan. ( Collingwood Ingram tried to preserve Japan's cherry blossoms tree heritage.) The English adaptation will include more information and also be translated into several European languages. Originally the book was in Japanese and received rave reviews. Indeed, the Japanese government had promoted only one kind of cherry tree - the Somei Yoshino - and it became a symbol of modernity and imperialism during the war.Ībe has delved into Ingram's personal archives as well as interviewing family for the publication which will come out in English early next year. Sadly, however, modernization and the demands of World War II meant more cherry trees were cut down to grow food and provide fuel. He urged Japan to maintain what was left and set about collecting cuttings to send back to Britain. Naoko Abe has charted how the botanist Collingwood Ingram collected cuttings from across Japan in the 1920s and grew them in Britain, even returning one extinct variety back to Japan.Ībe, a journalist and writer, told Kyodo News how Ingram expressed disappointment that many varieties of cherry trees disappeared when the feudal lords abandoned their large estates in the latter half of the 19th century. An enchanting story about an Englishman's attempts to preserve Japan's rich cherry tree heritage in the face of rapid modernization is soon to hit bookshelves across the world.
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