Asahi Ward tree

Established on October 31, 1999

Inhabitant of a ward vote

In Asahi Ward, which celebrated the 30th anniversary of the constituency system in 1999, as part of a commemorative project, the "tree of the ward" was decided by a resident vote.
We will introduce the process from the public information Yokohama Asahi Ward version (November 1999 issue) at the time of the enactment.

Thank you for many application for inhabitant of a ward vote of "tree establishment of ward".
The results of your application are as shown in the table below.
Based on the results of these calculations, the Executive Committee for the 30th Anniversary of the Asahi Ward System was held, and the Dodan Azalea, which ranked No. 1 popular vote, was selected as the Tree of the Ward.
Let's plant trees in houses, parks, schools and public land as a new symbol of Asahi Ward, blessed with a rich natural environment.

"Because it is a pretty flower, it blooms a lot, towards the future."…」
"Small citizens of Asahi Ward come together to create a beautiful Asahi Ward."

"A pretty flower. The best flower to represent Asahi Ward with its cute whiteness."
"It's like a lamp in the town."
"It looks like a lot of small bells hanging out, so it's very cute."

"The yellow green of spring buds. A lovely white flower. Until the autumn leaves turn red."
"Cute flowers in spring and beautiful autumn leaves in autumn."

"The tree I bought a house and planted first in the garden where nothing had happened."
"I built a new building and chose Dodan azalea as its memorial tree."
"The azalea in the home garden is 3 meters above the ground and 60 cm in thickness, and blooms white as if snow piles up when flowers bloom in spring."

The inhabitants' vote was held between July 11 and August 31, 2001, but the candidate trees were narrowed down to five species by the "Asahi Ward 30th Anniversary Commemorative Project Executive Committee" in advance. . The following are candidates published in the public information Yokohama Asahi Ward version of July 1999.