'Cherry' Ingram

The irresistible story of Japanese cherry blossoms, threatened by political ideology and saved by an unknown Englishman

''This is not just a tale of trees, but of . . . endeavour, war and reconciliation'' Sunday Times

Collingwood Ingram, born in 1880, became known as ''Cherry'' for his defining obsession. As a young man, he travelled to Japan and learned of the astonishing displays of cherry blossom...