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Japanese 56-leaf clover enters Guinness Book of Records

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in May 2009 shows a 56-leaf clover bred by since-deceased farmer Shigeo Obara of Hanamaki in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan. His family said Sept. 20, 2010, that the clover has entered the Guinness Book of Records as a new world record.

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Farmer seeks Guinness Book listing for 56-leaf clover

MORIOKA, Japan - This is a photo of a 56-leaf clover bred by farmer Shigeo Obara of Hanamaki in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Iwate. Obara, 84, who discovered the clover on May 10, will seek to have it listed in the Guinness Book of Records as a world record for the most number of leaves on a clover stem, surpassing the previous record of 18 leaves on a clover discovered by Obara in 2002. ''I never dreamed of seeing this many leaves on a clover,'' he said, adding he had counted them by putting decals on each leaf.

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21-leaf clover grown in Iwate Pref.

MORIOKA, Japan - Shigeo Obara, an 83-year-old farmer in Hanamaki, Iwate Prefecture, has succeeded in growing a 21-leaf clover.

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21-leaf clover grown in Iwate Pref.

MORIOKA, Japan - Shigeo Obara, an 83-year-old farmer in Hanamaki, Iwate Prefecture, has succeeded in growing a 21-leaf clover. (Kyodo)

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Farmer seeks Guinness Book listing for 56-leaf clover

MORIOKA, Japan - This is a photo of a 56-leaf clover bred by farmer Shigeo Obara of Hanamaki in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Iwate. Obara, 84, who discovered the clover on May 10, will seek to have it listed in the Guinness Book of Records as a world record for the most number of leaves on a clover stem, surpassing the previous record of 18 leaves on a clover discovered by Obara in 2002. ''I never dreamed of seeing this many leaves on a clover,'' he said, adding he had counted them by putting decals on each leaf. (Kyodo)

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Japanese 56-leaf clover enters Guinness Book of Records

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in May 2009 shows a 56-leaf clover bred by since-deceased farmer Shigeo Obara of Hanamaki in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan. His family said Sept. 20, 2010, that the clover has entered the Guinness Book of Records as a new world record. (Kyodo)