Bicentennial Moon Tree

Sycamore planted May 6, 1975 from seed carried to the moon by Astronaut Stuart A. Roosa on Apollo XIV, February 1971.

National Aeronautics & Space Administration

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Pennsylvania Horticultural Society

Honoring Earth's green world of trees

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Bicentennial Moon Tree

This seeding was grown from the very seeds that journeyed to the moon and back on board Apollo 14. It symbolizes the major role forests played in developing our American Heritage and the vital role forests have in our future.

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