Report by Mr. Zmnako Mohammed, the City of Halabja
On April 26, 2022, Halabja Municipality planted seeds of Japanese hackberry and jujube trees. The mother trees of the seeds survived the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and symbolize hope for atomic bomb survivors. After dispatched from Hiroshima on March 18, 2022, the seeds found home in pots at Halabja College of Applied Sciences, under supervision of a team of professional academics.
After dispatched from Hiroshima on March 18, 2022, the seeds found home in pots at Halabja College of Applied Sciences, under supervision of a team of professional academics. The project team filled a total of 33 pots (30cm depth and 20cm diameter) with soil mixed with organic fertilizer, and planted two Japanese hackberry seeds in each of eight pots, and four jujube seeds in each of the remaining 25 pots.
Photos: courtesy of the City of Halabja