El hombre que salvó los cerezos
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Summary
La fascinante y desconocida historia del británico que luchó por preservar los cerezos en flor japoneses。
En Japón cada primavera la floración de los cerezos es una fiesta de los sentidos， y todo un símbolo de la cultura del país。 Lo que casi nadie sabe es que si hoy sigue vivo ese patrimonio de la humanidad es gracias a un inglés llamado Collingwood Ingram。 En varios viajes a Japón quedó fascinado por las múltiples variedades de cerezos y， cuando en 1919 se instaló en Kent， descubrió alborozado que en el jardín de la casa que su familia había alquilado había dos espléndidos cerezos japoneses。
En 1926 emprendió un nuevo viaje a Japón y descubrió que， debido a la occidentalización y a la decisión de apostar por una única variedad clonada， se estaba perdiendo la riquísima diversidad de cerezos japoneses， incluido el espectacular Taihaku o «Gran blanco»。 Ingram dedicó su vida a salvaguardar esos árboles y a proteger la tradición del sakura （palabra japonesa para referirse al cerezo en flor）。
En Japón cada primavera la floración de los cerezos es una fiesta de los sentidos， y todo un símbolo de la cultura del país。 Lo que casi nadie sabe es que si hoy sigue vivo ese patrimonio de la humanidad es gracias a un inglés llamado Collingwood Ingram。 En varios viajes a Japón quedó fascinado por las múltiples variedades de cerezos y， cuando en 1919 se instaló en Kent， descubrió alborozado que en el jardín de la casa que su familia había alquilado había dos espléndidos cerezos japoneses。
En 1926 emprendió un nuevo viaje a Japón y descubrió que， debido a la occidentalización y a la decisión de apostar por una única variedad clonada， se estaba perdiendo la riquísima diversidad de cerezos japoneses， incluido el espectacular Taihaku o «Gran blanco»。 Ingram dedicó su vida a salvaguardar esos árboles y a proteger la tradición del sakura （palabra japonesa para referirse al cerezo en flor）。
Reviews
Audrey
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2。5 starsThis was a mixed bag for me。 Some of this was so fascinating， the cherry blossoms， varieties， and its history and symbolism in Japan。 That and how Collingwood Ingram collection and development of the different kinds of cherry blossoms。 But， the author couldn't synthesize all the people。 There was so much background about his family and parentage， as well as all the people he met in Japan that it got muddled。 Also， the author often inserted her own family history， but briefly。 Some parts 2。5 starsThis was a mixed bag for me。 Some of this was so fascinating， the cherry blossoms， varieties， and its history and symbolism in Japan。 That and how Collingwood Ingram collection and development of the different kinds of cherry blossoms。 But， the author couldn't synthesize all the people。 There was so much background about his family and parentage， as well as all the people he met in Japan that it got muddled。 Also， the author often inserted her own family history， but briefly。 Some parts of the books was fascinating （the WWII portions） and some parts were just boring （I didn't need to know what Ingram ate）。 I think this could have been better edited and tightened overall。 。。。more
Judy Masters
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I love a good plant story and more importantly a plant story with interesting people。 The plant hunter: Collingwood Ingram aka "Cherry" is quite a story even without the cherries。Collingwood is born to a unique family during a gilded age。 He had the resources to pursue his passion of cherries。 So much so he was able to give back to Japan as their native cherries declined。 Imagine Downton Abbey only plants and there you have the setting of the story。 Because Collingwood lived to 102 he was able t I love a good plant story and more importantly a plant story with interesting people。 The plant hunter: Collingwood Ingram aka "Cherry" is quite a story even without the cherries。Collingwood is born to a unique family during a gilded age。 He had the resources to pursue his passion of cherries。 So much so he was able to give back to Japan as their native cherries declined。 Imagine Downton Abbey only plants and there you have the setting of the story。 Because Collingwood lived to 102 he was able to have life that moved through wars and technology。 He never left his love of cherries and the world is better because of it。 。。。more
Jane
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Naoko Abe explains the inexplicable here， parsing Japanese history and culture while telling the story of a dedicated British cherry tree aficionado， Collingwood Ingram。 She lays out the morphing of Tokugawa culture， in which power was not centralized and the Emperor not divine， through the Meiji era in which Japan Westernized， industrialized， became a world power and a military force in service to the Emperor。 The flowering cherry became the symbol of all that Japan's leaders wanted the populac Naoko Abe explains the inexplicable here， parsing Japanese history and culture while telling the story of a dedicated British cherry tree aficionado， Collingwood Ingram。 She lays out the morphing of Tokugawa culture， in which power was not centralized and the Emperor not divine， through the Meiji era in which Japan Westernized， industrialized， became a world power and a military force in service to the Emperor。 The flowering cherry became the symbol of all that Japan's leaders wanted the populace to exemplify， but the wheels came off big-time in the 1930s。 This surprising blend of arboreal and gardening culture with Japan's history is a cracking good read。 。。。more
Harvey J。
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I can’t tell you how much I enjoyed this book！ As someone interested in English and Japanese history as well as botany， it’s a perfect find。 It’s extremely well researched and gives a complex understanding of pre through post war happenings in Japan and England。 I highly recommend to anyone who wants a better understanding on the subject。
Annie Jacobs
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Delightful and fascinating
Daniel Ghun
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Colorful Imagery！ Reading through this made me feel like I was walking through a garden。 Starting off as a look into the life of a plant hunter then BAM war。
Shaitanah
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As thrilling as an adventure novel， informative， well-balanced and infinitely compassionate， this was a great read。 I could barely put the book down。
April
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3。5
Eve Pines
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Very detailed history of ornamental cherry blossom trees， and what they have meant to Japan and the rest of the world。
magda
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Passie。 Volharding。 Diversiteit fundamenteel voor de koers van de maatschappij。 Internationale samenwerking。 Prachtig。
Nezka
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Absolutely excellent history of this iconic springtime flowering tree， and its impact and use as symbol by the Japanese。
Lemonpip reads
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Fascinating
Cynthia
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A friend loved this book and loaned it to me。 Much of it was very interesting。 There was a lot that was skim-worthy， a lot of very specific detail about cherry trees and botany， which I found less compelling; but the summary sections of Japanese history are interesting and the man himself is interesting。 This is a book similar to The Dig， about the dig at Sutton Hoo in England; there is potential for a very compelling movie here， but you'd have to maybe fictionalize some parts to make it really A friend loved this book and loaned it to me。 Much of it was very interesting。 There was a lot that was skim-worthy， a lot of very specific detail about cherry trees and botany， which I found less compelling; but the summary sections of Japanese history are interesting and the man himself is interesting。 This is a book similar to The Dig， about the dig at Sutton Hoo in England; there is potential for a very compelling movie here， but you'd have to maybe fictionalize some parts to make it really sing。 。。。more
Becky B
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This is both the history of Japan's relationship with cherry blossoms and how it evolved over time （and continues to evolve）， and the biography of Collingwood Ingram， a man who in collecting as many varieties of flower cherry trees as he could and talking about them， managed to save several varieties from extinction and encouraged the planting of flowering cherries over several nations。Late March is the start of Sakura season， so it seemed very timely that this arrived a few weeks ago so I could This is both the history of Japan's relationship with cherry blossoms and how it evolved over time （and continues to evolve）， and the biography of Collingwood Ingram， a man who in collecting as many varieties of flower cherry trees as he could and talking about them， managed to save several varieties from extinction and encouraged the planting of flowering cherries over several nations。Late March is the start of Sakura season， so it seemed very timely that this arrived a few weeks ago so I could dive into it now。 You would think a book on trees and a man who liked collecting them would have a high probability of being dry as dirt （or bark as it would be）， but this was an absolutely fascinating read。 Naoko Abe shares that she originally wrote a shorter version of this in Japanese and was asked numerous times to translate it。 In order to do so she realized she'd need to explain parts of Japanese culture and history to the English speaking world， so she expanded it for a non-Japanese audience and this is the result。 And it is absolutely fascinating。 It's both a history of plant collecting， and the story of one bored rich man in particular who realized everyone was studying birds so he needed something else in nature to focus on if he wanted to make a name for himself。 This man also happened to live a whole century， so his relationship with Japan spanned from just after Japan opened its borders to Westerners， he visited when the British were welcomed with open arms， and then he corresponded with Japanese friends who were now living in an age where it was dangerous to associate with the enemy British。 You get quite the history of Japan here。 Because you also get a history of how Sakura came to be valued and celebrated by the Japanese which started several centuries ago， you get a pretty succinct but sufficient history of Japan for the past several hundred years。 It was particularly interesting to read about how cherry blossoms in Japan's culture have changed over time in their symbolism， especially how the powers that be that were involved in readying the nation for WWII hijacked and changed the meaning for their own ends。 And yes， you get to learn about lots of different varieties of cherry trees too and how Japan came to be at a crisis point for diversity in cherry types。 And for those who love cherry blossom watching， there's even a list in the back of the book of areas in the world particularly noted for their cherry blossom viewing。 Overall， a riveting bit of historical/botanical reading highly recommended for anyone who loves the beauty of cherry blossoms or is interested in plant hunters or Japanese history。Notes on content: No language issues。 No sexual content。 Wars are talked about and deaths are mentioned， but no gory details。 。。。more
Emma Scheiris
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Prachtige illustratie van de kers， zowel op historisch als op wetenschappelijk vlak。 Deze fantastische omschrijving van de kers en al zijn variëteiten is verweven met de Japanse cultuur en zijn symboliek
Alfons Wiedemeijer
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Outstanding。This book made a very big impression on me。 I got it in my hands in quite an unusual fashion， but I was intrigued by the story from the first moment。 Naoke Abe did such a wonderful job painting a picture of the history of sakura and Collingwood Ingram's major role in it。 For this translated work， she also dedicated her pen to explaining big chunks of Japanese culture to the non-Japanese reader。 She discusses the traditions， history， and culture of the country and how they affected th Outstanding。This book made a very big impression on me。 I got it in my hands in quite an unusual fashion， but I was intrigued by the story from the first moment。 Naoke Abe did such a wonderful job painting a picture of the history of sakura and Collingwood Ingram's major role in it。 For this translated work， she also dedicated her pen to explaining big chunks of Japanese culture to the non-Japanese reader。 She discusses the traditions， history， and culture of the country and how they affected the iconic cherry blossom culture。 So wonderfully done。 Very impressive is also how she managed to bring the stories of WWII into the book and discover connections between trees and persons that can only be described as magically。 One of the rare books that make you kinda sad when you finish it。 I'll discuss this book further soon on my blog。 。。。more
Marianna Rainolter
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Tutti conoscono bellezza dei ciliegi in fiore ma pochi sanno che è grazie ad un uomo inglese， Collongwold Ingram， se in Giappone possiamo ammirarli in diverse varietà。 Questo saggio racconta la storia di questo uomo nato alla fine del XIX secolo e che ha passato la sua vita a studiare， classificare e conservare diverse specie di ciliegio da fiore， intessendo rapporto con studiosi e appassionati di ciliegi giapponesi e in un certo senso permettendo a questo albero e al suo fiore di prosperare nel Tutti conoscono bellezza dei ciliegi in fiore ma pochi sanno che è grazie ad un uomo inglese， Collongwold Ingram， se in Giappone possiamo ammirarli in diverse varietà。 Questo saggio racconta la storia di questo uomo nato alla fine del XIX secolo e che ha passato la sua vita a studiare， classificare e conservare diverse specie di ciliegio da fiore， intessendo rapporto con studiosi e appassionati di ciliegi giapponesi e in un certo senso permettendo a questo albero e al suo fiore di prosperare nel Sol Levante e non solo。 Oltre a ciò l’autrice si collega al tema della simbologia del Sakura durante la seconda guerra mondiale e il suo legame con il nazionalismo nipponico con delle testimonianze anche toccanti。 Insomma è un saggio interessante e ben fatto sotto tutti i suoi aspetti， anche quello grafico con foto e illustrazioni molto belle。 Insomma una lettura che vi farà vedere i ciliegi sotto un’altra luce。 。。。more
Ewa
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Szkoda， że polskie wydanie ma taką brzydką okładkę！！！ I szkoda， że zdjęcia w książce są czarno-białe。 I szkoda， że w Polsce nie ma tradycji sadzenia wiśni。 Przydałby się tu jakiś Cherry Ingram， który zwalczyłby polską betonozę i zaszczepiłby w Polakach miłość do drzew。
Carolyn
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I thoroughly enjoyed the story of Collingwood Ingram， the British amateur scientist who preserved flowering cherry varieties that were being lost in Japan and then reintroduced them around the world。 The fact that his daughter-in-law was a WWI POW added such poignancy to his life’s work。 The author， herself Japanese， just spent the book wrestling with the complicated legacy of cherry blossoms。
Janie
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Wonderfully written book that covers history of Japan along with England and botany。 I learned a lot。 Extremely descriptive。 Highly recommend。
Pi
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najpierw podzielę się z Wami moją wielką radością， której sprawcą jest Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego。 Otóż to， jedno z moich ulubionych wydawnictw， na którym， się jeszcze nigdy nie zawiodłam， wprowadza na literacki rynek nową markę bo。wiem， która pod swoje skrzydła bierze takie serie jak wspaniała Seria z Żurawiem， doskonała #nauka， oraz wyjątkowe reportaże serii Mundus。 Lecz to nie wszystko！ bo。wiem wprowadza dwie całkowicie nowe serie #historiai oraz Portrety/Oblicza i własnie pierw najpierw podzielę się z Wami moją wielką radością， której sprawcą jest Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego。 Otóż to， jedno z moich ulubionych wydawnictw， na którym， się jeszcze nigdy nie zawiodłam， wprowadza na literacki rynek nową markę bo。wiem， która pod swoje skrzydła bierze takie serie jak wspaniała Seria z Żurawiem， doskonała #nauka， oraz wyjątkowe reportaże serii Mundus。 Lecz to nie wszystko！ bo。wiem wprowadza dwie całkowicie nowe serie #historiai oraz Portrety/Oblicza i własnie pierwszym dzieckiem serii Portrety/Oblicza jest "ANGLIK， KTÓRY OCALIŁ JAPOŃSKIE WIŚNIE "Cherry" Ingram i jego historia"。 Bardzo lubię sięgać po biografie， bo uważam， że nic nie jest tak inspirujące， jak czytanie o życiu innych ludzi， o ich pasjach， problemach， wzlotach i upadkach。 Dla mnie， prawie zawsze， te prawdziwe opowieści są wsparciem i pokazują， że każdy ma swoje kłopoty i swoje szczęścia， że nie jesteśmy sami - lub， że własnie każdy jest sam。 Jedna i druga myśl， jest pokrzepiająca i zachęca do działania mimo wszystko。 Collingwood Ingram zakochał się w wiśniach， ale nim to się stało， zakochał się w przyrodzie。 W ptakach， we wszystkim， co żywe i wolne。 Trzeba przyznać， że miał łatwiej， niż przeciętny zjadacz chleba， bo był bogaty i od dziecka miał wszystko， czego zapragnął。 Podróżował， bywał w towarzystwie， angielska arystokracja， to był on i jego rodzina - mógł więc pozwolić sobie na bycie ekscentrykiem。 Naoko Abe pięknie opowiedziała jego historię， ale zrobiła coś o wiele więcej - opowiedziała historię swojej Japonii i przeplatającą się z nią z wiśniowym płatkiem historię Wielkiej Brytanii。 Dzięki jej osobistemu stosunkowi do przedstawianych wydarzeń dostajemy czułą narrację， pełną ciepła， ale i uczciwą， niewybielającą nikogo i niczego。 Pokazała nam okrucieństwo wojny i zgubną ideologię cesarza-boga。。。 a w tym wszystkim kwiat wiśni - nadzieja na lepsze jutro i tak jak ten kwiat， tak i ta nadzieja jest delikatna， nieśmiała， ale równocześnie potężna swym urokiem - zdolna do wielkich rzeczy。 W tej książce znajdziecie wiele fotografii， a potwierdzeniem， że warto， jest fakt， iż Ingram dożył setki - warto więc zapoznać się z jego sekretem długowieczności。 Teraz czekam na kolejne pozycje z tej serii。 zwiewna， poruszająca i przepełniona wiarą w to， że zawsze warto7/10seria Portrety/Oblicza Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego bo。wiem 。。。more
Bon
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3。5 rounded up。 It was interesting how this book delved into the darker side of Japanese history and context for uses of cherry blossom historically， but I found my attention lagging at some parts。。。。
Mirjam
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Somewhere in the middle section the book got boring and I lost interest。
Leigh-Anne
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Very in-depth account of the Englishman who saved the Cherry Blossom in Japan。 Enjoyed parts of it but it does get into the weeds about specifics with the tree。
sunkissedmiranda
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5/5 stars。Incredible journalism。 Abe weaves multiple people， lineages， countries， and histories together in her tale of one man's quest to revitalize variations of the cherry blossom and send them back to their homeland of Japan。 I was especially impressed with her coverage of WWII and the cherry blossom's initial symbolism of life being twisted and contorted to suit the needs of the Japanese military。 I was surprised that Abe did not comment on Ingram's obvious Orientalism - from what I gathere 5/5 stars。Incredible journalism。 Abe weaves multiple people， lineages， countries， and histories together in her tale of one man's quest to revitalize variations of the cherry blossom and send them back to their homeland of Japan。 I was especially impressed with her coverage of WWII and the cherry blossom's initial symbolism of life being twisted and contorted to suit the needs of the Japanese military。 I was surprised that Abe did not comment on Ingram's obvious Orientalism - from what I gathered in the book， he seemed enamored with the Japanese way of life in a （for a lack of a better analogy） "weeb" kind of way。 Where he sees the Japanese as the ideal， as pastoral people living harmoniously with and thriving with nature。 While Ingram was a naturalist and seemed to detest most modernization （to the point where in the 1920s he pretty much predicted the climate crisis and the possibility of us leaving earth？？ hello？？？）， I don't whole-heartedly trust his critiques of 20th century Japan， primarily because it was modernization and capitalism that allowed him to be a leisurely， wealthy gentleman in the first place。 He put the Japanese on a pedestal， and when they didn't meet his expectations， he criticized their attempts at trying to assert themselves in a predominantly Western-oriented world。 While there's a LOT to critique about Japan in its lead up to WWII， the same could be said of Britain and of any country that modernizes and leaves both nature and its people to fend for themselves。 Still， I learned so much about cherry blossoms and I'm grateful to Ingram for being so tenacious in his endeavor to save as many varieties as he could！ 。。。more
Julie Delgado
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It has an interesting start， a slow middle， and then picks up again toward the end including some WWII history。
Caroline
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Beautiful book that let you learn a lot， not just about cherry blossom trees but also about Japan， its history， its relationship with other countries。 You'll understand why were cherry blossom trees chosen to be a national emblem but you'll also ear of the many wonderful varieties that exists， many of whom were preserved and saved by passionate and caring people such as Cherry Ingram。It was a very pleasant reading， not to focused on giving to much botanical details but maintaining a diverse and Beautiful book that let you learn a lot， not just about cherry blossom trees but also about Japan， its history， its relationship with other countries。 You'll understand why were cherry blossom trees chosen to be a national emblem but you'll also ear of the many wonderful varieties that exists， many of whom were preserved and saved by passionate and caring people such as Cherry Ingram。It was a very pleasant reading， not to focused on giving to much botanical details but maintaining a diverse and instructive point of view towards many subjects。You will find yourself very grateful to have discovered such a heartwarming story and will try to plan a trip to Japan as soon as possible to be able to experience directly the magnificence of the Somei Yoshino all blooming together。 。。。more
Daan Bultje
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Een Engelsman die die Japanse kersenbloesem redt。 Voor wie een spannende thriller of een reisboek verwacht: helaas， de goede man is twee keer in Japan geweest， en deed zijn werk de rest van zijn leven op zijn Engelse landgoed。 Maar goed， op zich best interessant welke rol de bloesem speelt in de Japanse cultuur， vooral de manier waarop het werd ingezet in de propaganda rondom WOII。 Verder kreeg ik ontzettend veel zin om een paar sierkersen aan te schaffen en om te leren enten。 Het boek had wel w Een Engelsman die die Japanse kersenbloesem redt。 Voor wie een spannende thriller of een reisboek verwacht: helaas， de goede man is twee keer in Japan geweest， en deed zijn werk de rest van zijn leven op zijn Engelse landgoed。 Maar goed， op zich best interessant welke rol de bloesem speelt in de Japanse cultuur， vooral de manier waarop het werd ingezet in de propaganda rondom WOII。 Verder kreeg ik ontzettend veel zin om een paar sierkersen aan te schaffen en om te leren enten。 Het boek had wel wat korter gekund en het tempo van het verhaal werd mij teveel bepaald door de aanwezigheid van voldoende bronnen。 Zo komt het gezin van de hoofdpersoon er bekaaid vanaf， en werden er tegelijkertijd regelmatig feitjes tussendoor gesprenkeld die blijkbaar elders geen plek hadden。 Maar plant vooral een sierkers en geniet van de bloesem in het voorjaar。 。。。more
Siegfried
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Mooi boek， leerrijk。 Soms wat lastig met alle Japanse namen en woorden。
Marie-Paule
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