· Cherry blossom, or sakura, had been revered in Japan for over a thousand years, yet the march of industrialisation, modernisation and the popularity of a cloned cherry, known as the ‘Somei-yoshino’, had led to a rapid decline in the diversity of cherry varieties grown in the country. Ingram was saddened by what he saw and determined to save what he could, sending over fifty endangered Estimated Reading Time: 7 mins. Naoko Abe is a London-based journalist and non-fiction writer. Her first English-language book ‘Cherry’ Ingram, The Englishman Who Saved Japan’s Blossoms was published in March to critical acclaim. The book focuses on the life and achievements of the British plantsman Collingwood Ingram, who fell in love with Japanese cherry blossoms at the beginning of the 20th century. As a young man, he travelled to Japan and learned of the astonishing displays of cherry blossoms, or sakura. On a return visit in , Ingram witnessed frightening changes to the country's cherry population. A cloned variety was sweeping the landscape and being used as a symbol for Japan's expansionist ambitions/5(88).
Ingram died in at the age of He was known to many as "Cherry" due to his love of these trees. 'Cherry' Ingram: The Englishman Who Saved Japan's Blossoms, by Naoko Abe. CHATTO WINDUS, Nonfiction. Achim is a co-founder, Editor, and Photojournalist for JD. Having grown up in 3 different countries, on 3 different continents. On 20 April , Ingram, back in Japan, was with Seisaku Funatsu, a cherry expert, near the Arakawa River. Funatsu offered Ingram the chance to examine a prized album of local cherries along the. 'Cherry' Ingram: The Englishman who saved Japan's Blossoms (Omnibus) Author Naoko Abe's curiosity about Collingwood Ingram's link to the preservation of ancient cherries. Read by Hattie Morahan.
Naoko Abe is a London-based journalist and non-fiction writer. Her first English-language book ‘Cherry’ Ingram, The Englishman Who Saved Japan’s Blossoms was published in March to critical acclaim. The book focuses on the life and achievements of the British plantsman Collingwood Ingram, who fell in love with Japanese cherry blossoms at the beginning of the 20th century. Cherry blossom, or sakura, had been revered in Japan for over a thousand years, yet the march of industrialisation, modernisation and the popularity of a cloned cherry, known as the ‘Somei-yoshino’, had led to a rapid decline in the diversity of cherry varieties grown in the country. Ingram was saddened by what he saw and determined to save what he could, sending over fifty endangered varieties back to England for safe keeping. ‘Cherry’ Ingram by Naoko Abe review – an obsession with Japan’s blossoms the story of an Englishman’s horticultural devotion. Japan’s cherry blossoms have weathered the past.
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