Asahi Ward tree

Established on October 31, 1999

Inhabitant of a ward vote

Asahi Ward, which celebrated the 30th anniversary of the constituency system in 1999, decided to decide the "tree of the ward" by voting as part of the commemorative project.
We extract background from public information Yokohama Asahi Ward version (November 1999 issue) at the time of establishment and introduce.

Thank you for many applications for inhabitant of a ward vote of "tree establishment of ward".
The results of your application are shown in the table below.
Based on the results of this calculation, the “Asahi Ward 30th Anniversary Commemorative Project Executive Committee” was held, and “Dodan Azalea”, which was ranked first in popularity, was decided as a “ward tree”.
As a new symbol of Asahi Ward blessed with a rich natural environment, we will plant trees and grow them in houses, parks, schools, and public land.

"It's pretty flowers and bloom a lot, so I'm going to the future.…」
"The little citizens of Asahi Ward gather to create a beautiful Asahi Ward."

"A pretty flower. The cute white flower to represent Asahi Ward."
"It looks like a town lamp."
"It looks like a lot of small bells hanging, so it's very cute."

"Yellow green of spring buds. Cute white flower. Until the red autumn leaves."
"Cute flowers in spring and beautiful autumn leaves in autumn."

"I bought a house and planted first in a garden where nothing was done."
"We built a new building, and we chose Dodan azalea as a commemorative tree."
"The azalea in my home garden is 3 meters above the ground and 60 cm thick, and when flowers bloom in the spring, it blooms pure white as if snow piled up."

Inhabitant of a ward vote was held between July 11 and August 31, 2011, but candidate trees were narrowed down to five species by "Asahi Ward 30th Anniversary Commemorative Project Executive Committee" . The following are candidates published in the public information Yokohama Asahi Ward version of July 1999.