Unexplained - Cherry tree seeds sent to space station grow into mutant trees on earth

As part of an educational program for Japanese children, several cherry tree stones (the hard inner layer that contains the seed) were carried to the International Space Station by Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata in November 2008. Once returned to earth, the seeds were planted in various locations throughout Japan with expectations that the cherry trees would mature and blossom several years later. Surprisingly, and with no scientific explanation, the plants somehow blossomed years earlier than expected – and with a bizarre mutant flower formation that nobody has seen before.

Unexplained - Cherry tree seeds sent to space station grow into mutant trees on earth