Nasa Moon Trees

Apollo 14 launched in the late afternoon of January 31, 1971 on what was to be our third trip to the lunar surface. Five days later Alan Shepard and Edgar Mitchell walked on the Moon while Stuart Roosa, a former U.S. Forest Service smoke jumper, orbited above in the command module. Packed in small containers in Roosa's personal kit were hundreds of tree seeds, part of a joint NASA/USFS project. Upon return to Earth, the seeds were germinated by the Forest Service. Known as the "Moon Trees", the resulting seedlings were planted throughout the United States (often as part of the nation's bicentennial in 1976) and the world. They stand as a tribute to astronaut Roosa and the Apollo program.

Tree Locations

1. Birmingham, AL

Birmingham Botanical Gardens
Sycamore

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2. Montgomery, AL

State Capitol
Loblolly Pine

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3. Troy, AL

Pioneer Museum of Alabama
Loblolly Pine

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4. Tuscumbia, AL

Ivy Green
Loblolly Pine

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5. Tucson, AZ

U of A, Kuiper Space Sciences Building
Sycamore

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6. Ft. Smith, AR

Sebastian County Courthouse
Loblolly Pine

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7. Washington, AR

Old Washington Historic St. Park
Loblolly Pine

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8. Arcata, CA

Humboldt State University
Redwood

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9. Berkeley, CA

Tilden Nature Area
Redwood

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10. Lockeford, CA

Lockeford Plant Materials Center
Redwood

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11. Monterey, CA

Friendly Plaza
Redwood

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12. Sacramento, CA

Capitol Park
Redwood

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13. San Luis Obispo, CA

Mission Plaza
Redwood

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14. Gainesville, FL

University of Florida
Sycamore

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15. Keystone Heights, FL

Keystone Heights Library
Sycamore

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16. Perry, FL

Forest Capital State Park
Loblolly Pine

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17. Tallahassee, FL

Cascades Park
Sycamore

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18. Tallahassee, FL

Doyle Conner Center
Loblolly Pine

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19. Athens, GA

Clarke County Planning Dept.
Loblolly Pine

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20. Waycross, GA

Okefenokee RESA
Loblolly Pine

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21. Boise, ID

Lowell Elementary School
Loblolly Pine

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22. Cannelton, IN

Camp Koch Girl Scout Camp
Sycamore

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23. Indianapolis, IN

Indiana Statehouse
Sycamore

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24. Lincoln City, IN

Lincoln State Park
Sycamore

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25. Tell City, IN

Forest Service Office
Sweetgum

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26. Atchison, KS

International Forest of Friendship
Sycamore

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27. Elmer, LA

Palustris Experimental Forest
Loblolly Pine

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28. Bethesda, MD

Society of American Foresters
Loblolly Pine

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29. Greenbelt, MD

Goddard Space Flight Center
Sycamore

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30. Holliston, MA

Holliston Police Station
Sycamore

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31. Niles, MI

Fernwood Botanical Gardens
Sycamore

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32. Biloxi, MS

Biloxi Visitors Center
Sycamore

News Article
33. Mississippi St., MS

Mississippi State U, Dorman Hall
Sycamore

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34. Waynesboro, MS

Forestry Commission Nursery
Sycamore

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35. Wiggins, MS

Camp Iti Kana
Sycamore

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36. DeSoto, MO

Walther Park
Sycamore

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37. Missoula, MN

University of Montana
Douglas Fir

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38. Monmouth County, NJ

Monmouth County Courthouse
Sycamore

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39. Santa Fe, NM

State Capitol Building
Douglas Fir

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40. Silver City, NM

Gough Park
Sycamore

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41. Asheville, NC

Botanical Gardens at Asheville
Sycamore

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42. Clyde, NC

Haywood Community College
Sycamore

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43. Pisgah National Forest, NC

Cradle of Forestry
Sycamore

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44. Jefferson County, OH

Friendship Park
Sycamore

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45. Eugene, OR

U of O, Erb Memorial Union
Douglas Fir

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46. Roseburg, OR

U.S. Veteran's Hospital
Douglas Fir

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47. Corvallis, OR

OSU, Peavy Hall
Douglas Fir

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48. Salem, OR

State Capitol Building
Douglas Fir

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49. Salem, OR

Private Residence
Douglas Fir

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50. Coudersport, PA

Coudersport Area Recreational Park
Sycamore

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51. Dillsburg, PA

Dillsburg Elementary School
Syacamore

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52. Ebensburg, PA

Cambria County Courthouse
Sycamore

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53. Hollidaysburg, PA

Highland Hall
Sycamore

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54. King of Prussia, PA

Lockheed Martin
Sycamore

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55. Langhorne, PA

Core Creek Park
Sycamore

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56. Topton, PA

Topton Mini Museum
Sycamore

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57. Knoxville, TN

University of Tennessee
Loblolly Pine

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58. Sewanee, TN

University of the South
Sycamore

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59. Austin, TX

Private Residence
Sycamore

News Article
60. Draper, UT

Lone Peak Conservation Center
Sycamore

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61. Doswell, VA

Kings Dominion Amusement Park
Sycamore

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62. Hampton, VA

Patrick Elementary School
Sycamore

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63. Loudoun County, VA

Scott Jenkins Memorial Park
Sweetgum

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64. Olympia, WA

State Capitol Building
Douglas Fir

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