Ginkgo Tree German War Cemetery Ysselsteyn

On 8 May 1995, near the entrance to the military cemetery, a ginkgo tree was planted on the German War Cemetery in Ysselsteyn on the occasion of the commemoration of the end of the Second World War (50 years earlier). This tree species was the first to bloom again after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945. After about a year it bore green leaves again. Therefore, he has become a sign of hope for peace.

Text on the information plaque next to the tree:
Ginkgo
(Ginkgo – Biloba)
Als Zeichen der Hoffnung des Friedens
Gepflanzt anlässlich des 50. Jahrestages des Kriegsendes
Mai 1995

Symbol of hope and peace
Planted to commemorate the 50th anniversary
Of the end of the war
May 1995

Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge e.V.

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Source

• Text: TracesOfWar
• Photos: Jeroen Koppes (1, 3), Arjan Vrieze (2), Patrick Molders (4, 5)