The Sakura Obsession: The Incredible Story of the Plant Hunter Who Saved Japan's Cherry Blossoms by Naoko Abe

The Sakura Obsession: The Incredible Story of the Plant Hunter Who Saved Japan's Cherry Blossoms

Naoko Abe

8 hours, 55 minutes first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction history nature informative slow-paced
Powered by AI (Beta)
Loading...

Description

The remarkable 1,200-year history of the Japanese cherry blossom tree--and how it was saved from extinction by an English gardener.Collingwood "Cherry" Ingram first fell in love with the sakura, or cherry tree, when he visited Japan on his honeymo...

Read more

Community Reviews Summary of 143 reviews

Moods

informative 96%
reflective 54%
inspiring 51%
hopeful 27%
emotional 21%
sad 18%
lighthearted 15%
adventurous 12%
challenging 9%
relaxing 6%
dark 3%
tense 3%

Pace

slow 52%
medium 38%
fast 8%

Average rating

3.91

See all reviews...

Content Warnings

Submitted by users as part of their reviews

Expand filter menu View summary

See all...