{"id":7403,"date":"2014-04-18T03:16:27","date_gmt":"2014-04-18T03:16:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=7403"},"modified":"2021-10-02T15:15:45","modified_gmt":"2021-10-02T19:15:45","slug":"space-cherry-tree-couldnt-wait-to-blossom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=7403","title":{"rendered":"Space cherry tree couldn’t wait to blossom"},"content":{"rendered":"

Space had a positive effect on one particular cherry tree seed taken to space in 2008 by Japanese astronaut\u00a0Koichi Wakata\u00a0to the International Space Station, where they stayed for 8 months till returned to Japan\u00a0:\u00a0Space sakura have returned to Earth with cherry blossom\u00a0superpowers –\u00a0RocketNews24<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Local botanical groups were only able to successfully breed descendants from the tree through grafting, as\u00a0none of the seeds taken from it have sprouted after being sewn. Well, all except one, a seed from the Chujohime Seiganzakura that made the trip to space and back. Not only has the space sakura grown to four meters (13 feet, 1 inch) in height,\u00a0flowers recently bloomed on the tree.<\/em><\/p>\n

Generally, sakura blooming in the spring don\u2019t shock anyone, given that all of Japan anxiously waits for the arrival of the cherry blossoms every year. The\u00a0four-year-old Gifu space sakura\u00a0managed to catch scientists and caretakers off guard, though, as ordinarily\u00a0cherry trees of this type don\u2019t produce blossoms until they reach a decade or so in age.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Scientists aren\u2019t exactly sure why the trees in question are exhibiting such extraordinarily quick development. One researcher was quoted as saying that while it\u2019s yet to be confirmed, they have to at least\u00a0acknowledge the possibility that the environmental influences of space have somehow altered the plants\u2019 DNA or stimulated their cells\u00a0in as yet undetected ways, giving them capabilities beyond that of their earthbound brethren.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Space had a positive effect on one particular cherry tree seed taken to space in 2008 by Japanese astronaut\u00a0Koichi Wakata\u00a0to the International Space Station, where they stayed for 8 months till returned to Japan\u00a0:\u00a0Space sakura have returned to Earth with cherry blossom\u00a0superpowers –\u00a0RocketNews24. 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