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- ↑ Brown, Graham (2020-12-01). "Dundee park to undergo cherry blossom makeover in celebration of Japan-UK friendship". The Courier . Retrieved 2021-08-02.
- ↑ "Sakura Cherry Tree Project, a new season of UK-Japan cooperation and friendship". Japan Local Government Centre.
- ↑ "125 new cherry trees planted in the Royal Parks". The Royal Parks. 2019-12-02. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
- ↑ Symonds, Dan. "First of 6,500 gifted Japanese cherry trees planted at Regent's Park". Horticulture Week. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
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- ↑ "Fenland becomes home to Japanese Sakura Cherry Tree Project". Fenland Citizen. 13 January 2022. Retrieved 2022-05-10.
