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A cosmic mystery is uniting monks and scientists in Japan after a cherry tree grown from a seed that orbited the Earth for eight months bloomed years earlier than expected — and with very surprising flowers.
The four-year-old sapling — grown from a cherry stone that spent time aboard the International Space Station — blossomed on April 1, possibly a full six years ahead of Mother Nature’s normal schedule.
Its early blooming baffled Buddhist brothers at the ancient temple in central Japan where the tree is growing.
“We are amazed to see how fast it has grown,” said Masahiro Kajita, chief priest at the Ganjoji temple in Gifu.
The pip was among 265 harvested from the celebrated “Chujo-hime-seigan-zakura” tree, which is said to be 1,250 years old. The “space cherry tree” is 4 meters tall.
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