Park near Mt. Fuji gives moss phlox to northeastern Japan group to replant
KOFU, Japan (Kyodo) -- A park near Mt. Fuji donated 8,000 moss phlox plants to a group in Yamagata Prefecture in northeastern Japan on Tuesday, so the
Kofu, Japan (Kyodo) -- A park situated near Mount Fuji recently donated 8,000 moss phlox plants to a group in Yamagata Prefecture, located in northeastern Japan. The plants were given to the group so they could replant the vivid pink flowers after they were killed due to an accidental herbicide application earlier this year. Residents in Tendo, Yamagata, had begun planting moss phlox along the Tachiya River in 2009 to help clean up the riverbanks.
However, a 650-meter stretch of the vegetation died after a company contracted by the prefecture mistakenly sprayed herbicide, according to the group Tachiyagawa no Hanasakajiisan, responsible for maintaining the area. Upon hearing about the incident from the media, Fuji Motosuko Resort, a privately-operated park in Yamanashi Prefecture known for its moss phlox garden overlooking Mount Fuji, stepped in to offer replacement plants.
Members of the group visited the park on Tuesday and received the seedlings, loading them onto a truck. Kazuo Matsuda, a 65-year-old representative of the group, expressed his desire to carefully nurture the plants until they are securely rooted.
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