Japan's first "world's largest flower" bears fruit Tsukuba Experimental Botanical Garden "I've been waiting for this moment" [Want to know] [Good!Morning] (2023/12/21)- Easy News

国内初“世界最大級の花”に実がなる　筑波実験植物園「この時ずっと待ち構えていた」【知ってもっと】【グッド！モーニング】(2023年12月21日)

Japan's first "world's largest flower" bears fruit Tsukuba Experimental Botanical Garden "I've been waiting for this moment" [Want to know] [Good!Morning] (2023/12/21)

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おびただしい数の真っ赤な実、その数は736個にも及びます。
There are many bright red fruits, the number is up to 736 fruits.
世界最大級の花を持つ「ショクダイオオコンニャク」の実です。　
This is the fruit of “Shokudai Okonnyaku”, one of the largest flowering trees in the world.
花を咲かせるのは数年に一度とされていますが、10株余りを育てている筑波実験植物園で、今年5月に大小2つの個体が偶然、連続で開花し、人工授粉を経て実を結びました。
It is said that flowers only bloom every few years, but at the Tsukuba Experimental Botanical Garden, where about 10 trees are planted, in May this year, the two big and small plants bloomed consecutively and after artificial pollination, they bloomed and
「本当に奇跡的に短期間のうちに開花したので、小個体の花粉をとっておいて、大個体の方につけて。今回、結実に日本初成功した」
“It really bloomed miraculously in a short time so I took the pollen from the small tree and pollinated the big tree. This is the first time in Japan that we have succeeded in fruiting."
採取した実からとれた種を蒔いたところ、先週火曜日に発芽。
When sowing seeds from collected fruits, they germinated last Tuesday.
国内でなった実から発芽に成功したのも、初めてです。
This is also the first time fruit grown in Japan has successfully germinated.
「この時をずっと待ち構えていたので、本当に植物園一同喜びでいっぱいです」　
"We've been waiting for this moment for a long time so everyone at the botanical garden is really filled with joy."
今回発芽した「ショクダイオオコンニャク」は、うまくいけばおよそ10年後に花を咲かせるということです。
If all goes well, “Shokudai Okonnyaku” that germinates this time will bloom in about 10 years.

おびただしい数の真っ赤な実、その数は736個にも及びます。

真っ赤

Bright red, deep red, flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie), complete, utter

実

Fruit, nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc; content, substance

数

Several, a number of; number, numeral, figure; destiny, fate; law

及び

And, as well as

個

Counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
世界最大級の花を持つ「ショクダイオオコンニャク」の実です。　

世界

The world, society, the universe; sphere, circle, world; renowned, world-famous, well-known outside of japan; realm governed by one buddha, space

実

Fruit, nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc; content, substance

級

Class, grade, rank, school class, grade

花

Flower, blossom, bloom, petal; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; japanese playing cards; (the) best

持つ

To hold (in one''s hand), to take, to carry; to possess, to have, to own; to maintain, to keep; to last, to be durable, to keep, to survive; to take charge of, to be in charge of

最大

Biggest, greatest, largest, maximum
花を咲かせるのは数年に一度とされていますが、10株余りを育てている筑波実験植物園で、今年5月に大小2つの個体が偶然、連続で開花し、人工授粉を経て実を結びました。

実

Fruit, nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc; content, substance

余り

Remainder, rest, balance, remains, scraps, residue, remnant; not very (with negative sentence), not much; surplus, excess, fullness, too much; overjoyed, overwhelmed; more than, over

連続

Serial, consecutive, continuity, occurring in succession, continuing

数

Several, a number of; number, numeral, figure; destiny, fate; law

株

Stock, share; stump; root, rootstock; strain (of bacteria, etc.); tradeable rank, goodwill; one''s forte

偶然

(by) chance, unexpectedly, suddenly, accident, fortuity, by coincidence

実験

Experiment

植物

Plant, vegetation

人工

Artificial, man-made, human work, human skill, artificiality

度

Degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences and times; strength (of alcohol)

月

Monday

個体

Individual, specimen

園

Garden (esp. man-made), orchard, park, plantation; place, location

一

One; best; first, foremost; beginning, start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

今年

This year

年

Year; many years; age; past one''s prime, old age

花

Flower, blossom, bloom, petal; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; japanese playing cards; (the) best

育て

Bringing up, raising

咲かせる

To make bloom

経

Sutra, buddhist scriptures

結び

Ending, conclusion; join, union, connecting; knot, knotting; rice ball

開花

Flowers budding, blooming, flowering; showing results, becoming popular, blooming

大小

Sizes (various), large and small; daisho (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months
「本当に奇跡的に短期間のうちに開花したので、小個体の花粉をとっておいて、大個体の方につけて。今回、結実に日本初成功した」

日本

Japan

方

Direction, way, side, area (in a particular direction); side (of an argument, etc.), one''s part; type, category; field (of study, etc.); indicates one side of a comparison; way, method, manner, means; length (of each side of a square)

今回

Now, this time, lately

成功

Success, hit

個体

Individual, specimen

的

Mark, target

花粉

Pollen

奇跡

Miracle, wonder, marvel

本当に

Really, truly

大

The large part of; big, large, great; approximate size, no larger than; -university; large (e.g. serving size), loud (e.g. volume setting)

小

Small, little, slight; slightly less than, just about; somewhat, somehow; minor (sometimes derogatory), petty

初

First, new

開花

Flowers budding, blooming, flowering; showing results, becoming popular, blooming

短期間

short term, short time

結実

fruition, fructification, bearing fruit; being successful, achieving success, bearing fruit (idea, plan, ambition), realization, realisation
採取した実からとれた種を蒔いたところ、先週火曜日に発芽。

実

Fruit, nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc; content, substance

種

Seed, pip, kind, variety, quality, tone; material, matter, subject, theme, (news) copy, leaven (bread); cause, source, trick, secret, inside story

火曜日

Tuesday

先週

Last week, the week before

採取

Picking, collecting, harvesting

発芽

germination, sprouting, budding
国内でなった実から発芽に成功したのも、初めてです。

実

Fruit, nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc; content, substance

成功

Success, hit

初めて

For the first time; only after ... is it ..., only when ... do you ..

国内

Internal, domestic

発芽

germination, sprouting, budding
「この時をずっと待ち構えていたので、本当に植物園一同喜びでいっぱいです」　

喜び

Joy, delight, rapture, pleasure, gratification, rejoicing, congratulations, felicitations

植物

Plant, vegetation

ずっと

Continuously in some state (for a long time, distance), throughout, all along, the whole time, all the way; much (better, etc.), by far, far and away; far away, long ago; direct, straight

時

Time, hour, moment; occasion, case; chance, opportunity, season; the times, the age, the day; tense

同

The same, the said, ibid

園

Garden (esp. man-made), orchard, park, plantation; place, location

一

One; best; first, foremost; beginning, start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

本当に

Really, truly
今回発芽した「ショクダイオオコンニャク」は、うまくいけばおよそ10年後に花を咲かせるということです。

後

After

今回

Now, this time, lately

年

Year; many years; age; past one''s prime, old age

花

Flower, blossom, bloom, petal; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; japanese playing cards; (the) best

咲かせる

To make bloom

発芽

germination, sprouting, budding