Puerto Rico’s annual mean temperature is about 25 degrees Celsius and there is one rainy season and one dry season annually. The person who applied for the project was artist Ms. Elias Adasme Apablaza. As Ms. Elias took the lead, Puerto Rico Museum of Contemporary Art, Amnesty International Puerto Rico and several other cultural agencies cooperated and joined, and proceeded with the preparations for the tree planting to be held at the garden of the museum. Since Ms. Elias strongly desired to plant the tree on 11th of September for world peace, the seedling was sent from Japan to Puerto Rico in the spring time when transport of it was possible, and it was stored in a safe place in a pot from April until September.
The garden of the museum was a huge and beautiful, and many children gathered to attend the ceremony.
Children covered the seedling with soil and tree planting was carried out without any trouble.
A few children who dressed as persimmons were cute and left an impression on us.
After the tree planting ceremony, the Kaki Tree Project exhibition was also held from 15th of September through 22nd of October. Ms. Elias wishes to plant the seedling in her home country of Chile as well.
