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Wisteria in Ashikaga Flower Park, Japan

The Wisteria “tree” is actually a vine in the same family as legumes (beans). The vines will grow and wrap themselves around anything that can support the plant’s weight.

This particular plant is called by some on the internet the most beautiful Wisteria plant in the world. It is found in Ashikaga Flower Park, in Ashikaga, Tochigi, Japan.

The tree dates back to approximately 1870 and today covers nearly 2000 square meters. It is supported by a series of manmade structures that allow it to grow without collapse and also allow visitors to walk beneath the flowers.

The tree is the largest in Japan, but not the largest in the world. A Wisteria planted in Sierra Madre, California, in about 1890, covers more than twice the area.

-JBB

Image credit: https://www.flickr.com/photos/sutterview/14288231742
Sarah Sutter (Creative Commons)

Read more:
http://blazepress.com/2014/07/beautiful-wisteria-plant-japan-144-years-old/
http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/ashikaga-flower-park-beautiful-wisteria-tree
http://www.scpr.org/news/2014/03/14/42794/how-did-sierra-madre-s-record-setting-wisteria-get/

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