Wisteria Flower Restoration Project

In Nishi Public Works Office, we aim to make Nishi Ward beautiful with wisteria flowersFujidana bloom all over the world through citizen collaboration.

The town name Fujidanacho is derived from "Fujidana" which was located at the eaves of a teahouse called Suzukiya in the early Meiji era. Once it was burned down in an air raid and disappeared, it was revived with the help of volunteers, and is now managed by members of the "Wisteria Shelf Preservation Society" and is a symbol of the shopping street.
Source:
・Fujidana Ichibangai homepage (outside site)
・The name of Nishi Ward and its History
・The old days of Fujidana

We will manage Fuji under the guidance of experts at eight parks in the ward managed by Nishi Public Works Office and share information with those who manage Fujidana in Nishi Ward, which will lead to the regeneration of Fujidana throughout Nishi Ward.
In the future, we will introduce the points of management work and the state of Fujidana in the ward on the Nishi Ward website and Twitter. We look forward to your support.

Together with the lecturer of this project, we conducted a growth survey of Fuji at eight parks in the city. . At the time of the survey, we observed items such as the condition of the base of the Fuji and the appearance of the branches and leaves, and based on advice on this year's work, we created a Fuji growth diagnosis and growth status diagnosis chart for each park.

For four days from August 17 to 20, 2020, Fujidana conducted a survey on measures against heat by using a thermographic camera.
The photo shows Hamamatsucho Park at a temperature of about 34 ° C around 1:00 pm on August 20. Road pavements and park squares were red, indicating high temperatures, but the Fujidana and surrounding trees in the park are displayed in blue and yellow, indicating that measures against heat are effective.

On Tuesday, June 23, 2020, a summer workshop was held at Hamamatsucho Park, where approximately 20 people, including facility staff who manage Fujidana in the ward and staff from Nishi Public Works Office, participated.
<List of facilities that manage Fujidana in the ward>
○Wisteria Shelf Preservation Society (Fujidana Ichibangai)
○Fujidana district center, Sakainotani Children's Log House (Nishi Ward Residents' Association)
○West Sports Center (Yokohama City Sports Association)
○Nisimae Elementary School

First, the lecturer explained the points for cutting the vines that grew this year, and worked with the maintenance team in Nishi Public Works Office. Fuji has no flower buds on old branches, so we try to prune them at a position of 2 to 4 buds or 20 to 30 cm from the base of the thick branches, and after work, the sun shines in the light of the sun even from below Fujidana.

Next, in order to deliver nutrients to the wisteria where the flowers have bloomed, chemical fertilizers with a lot of phosphoric acid components are sprayed where the roots of the wisteria are spreading. Fertilizers with a lot of phosphoric acid components are said to be effective on flowers and fruits.

By cutting the thick part of Tsuruya that was stretched and entangled by the summer pruning, the finish was refreshing.
The remaining seven parks in the city will be pruned in summer in July and August, so be sure to observe the Fuji of a park near you.

On Wednesday, February 10, a winter workshop was held at Hamamatsucho Park, where about 20 people participated, including the wisteria shelf preservation party, which manages Fujidana in the first town of Fujidana, and staff from Nishi Public Works Office.
First of all, the lecturer explained how to identify the buds that become flower buds and the points to cut the branches, and performed pruning work with the Nishi Public Works Office maintenance team. "Flower buds" are easy to attach to the light brown branches that grew this year, and seem to have a rounded shape in early spring.

The day of the workshop was early and no clear flower buds could be confirmed, but I worked hard to pruning at 2 to 4 buds of new branches coming out of thick branches or about 20 to 30 cm. Did.

After arranging the overlapping branches in the pruning work, I worked on attracting them to Fujidana with a palm rope to prevent the branches from overlapping. If every leaf is exposed to sunlight in every corner, the flowering will improve, and the flowers will hang down and bloom, creating a beautiful Fujidana.

In order to deliver nutrients to the blooming wisteria, we will combine oil cake (bone flour), cow dung compost, and bark compost at a rate of 1:1:2, dig a hole in a circle where the roots of the wisteria are spreading, and apply fertilizer. Spray it.

Pruning unnecessary branches and attracting them has made Fujidana clean. In order to regenerate the wisteria whose flowers are difficult to bloom, the flowers may be difficult to bloom if you perform strong pruning, but please observe the flowering of a nearby park from late April to early May.

Using wisteria flowers in parks in Nishi Ward as the subject, you can learn how to manage wisteria from experts and experience the care of wisteria in parks in the city.
If you are interested in wisteria flowers but do not have a place to grow at home or are having trouble growing wisteria at home, you can learn management work with the theme of wisteria in the park under the guidance of experts. I can do it. We look forward to hearing from you.

Date and time: Thursday, March 7 13:30 to 15:00
　　　※In case of rain, it will be postponed to Friday, March 8
Location: Please gather near Tobe Koen (Central 1-17) near Fujidana
Capacity: First 20 people (priority to those living in Nishi Ward)
Belongings: Gloves, easy-to-move clothes
　　　　※Helmets, pruned scissors, etc.
How to apply: Please contact us by phone, fax, e-mail, etc. at the bottom of the page "Inquiries to this page"

We will tell you about the activities of the "Wisteria Flower Regeneration Project".

• Wisteria Flower Regeneration Project Newsletter No. 1 (PDF: 1,850KB)(July 31, 2020)

In March 2022, we created the "Wisteria Flower Regeneration Map". It is distributed at public facilities and stations in Nishi Ward. The best time to see the wisteria flowers is from late April to early May, so please take a map to visit the wisteria flowers in Nishi Ward.

Nishi Ward Twitter (outside site)