In the project, the scientists will study how space affects wood by exposing three varieties of trees with different hardness--Japanese big-leaf magnolia, mountain cherry and Erman’s birch ...

For the mission, many types of wood were tested, including Japanese cherry wood, before magnolia came out the winner after a year-long exposure to outer space onboard the ISS. Doi himself visited ...

The oldest cherry tree is thought to be around 2,000 years old. The Yamataka Jindai Sakura is 10.3m tall and is a Natural Monument of Japan. 6. 'Sakura' is the Japanese word for 'cherry blossom ...