National Collection of Asian cherry blossoms

Park and garden
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Floral park
Plant collection
Japanese

Domaine du Tornet, 165 route de Paris, 74330 La Balme-de-Sillingy

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Unique in France, the National Collection currently comprises 350 trees of 145 different varieties, including some rare specimens. Stop off at the Bois du Tornet building to discover this collection.

After submitting an application to the Conservatoire des Collections Végétales Spécialisées (CCVS) in 2016, the cherry blossom collection was awarded the "Collection Nationale" label. This collection will enable you to discover all the diversity offered by these trees (flowering, foliage, bark...). Pure white, dark pink, pale pink, and rare colors (yellow, purple red, green), these single flowers with 5 petals, or double flowers with up to 100 petals, offer an incredible spectacle in spring. Autumn and winter are just as exceptional, thanks to colorful foliage and bark that can sometimes resemble jewels. This collection is also a way of safeguarding cherry tree varieties, some of which have only one surviving specimen in Japan today. This collaborative initiative strengthens the cultural ties between France and Japan. The collection was inaugurated in 2014 by the Japanese vice-consul, who was very surprised to find these plants in Haute-Savoie. This was the occasion for a grand celebration attended by the people of Haute-Savoie and numerous Japanese nationals. With the aim of expanding this collection, the site hopes in the long term to be able to accommodate more than 500 trees of 250 to 300 different varieties, not only cherry trees, but also other plants from Asia (Japanese maple, caramel tree, peonies...).