Caroline Kennedy, Japanese ambassador plant cherry tree at Brooklyn Botanic Garden to celebrate Japanese garden’s 100th anniversary
It was cold and windy, but that didn’t stop the Brooklyn Botanic Garden (BBG) from continuing to honor the 100th anniversary of its historic Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden when it had Caroline Kennedy and the Japanese ambassador plant a tree at the site early Tuesday morning.
“Congratulations to Brooklyn Botanic Garden on a century of inspiration and beauty,” said Kennedy, who is the ambassador of the U.S. to Japan. “For 100 years, the BBG has introduced New Yorkers to the beauty of Japanese gardens.”
Kennedy and Reiichiro Takahashi, the ambassador and consul general of Japan in New York, were joined by Scot Medbury, president of the BBG; Diane Steinberg, BBG board vice-chair; and Councilmember Laurie Cumbo to plant a Prunus tree, or snow goose, within the iconic garden.