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Moon Trees

Bethesda, Maryland

Grosvenor Estate Moon Tree

In suburban Maryland, a tree grown from seed flown to the moon stands almost forgotten.

Monterey's Moon Tree

10 Places That Bring Space Down to Earth

From trees grown from space-seeds to a wheel of cheese that's been to orbit and back, slices of space are everywhere.

Roxanne Hoorn June 21, 2024

Coudersport, Pennsylvania

Potter County Moon Tree

A sycamore tree grown from seeds that traveled to the moon.

Podcast: Moon Trees

What has grown from seeds that were sent into space?

The Podcast Team November 28, 2022

Holliston, Massachusetts

Holliston Moon Tree

This American Sycamore was grown from seeds that accompanied the Apollo 14 mission in 1971.

A Moon redwood in Sacramento, California, standing tall in 2014.

Whatever Happened to All the Moon Trees?

Sprouted from seeds that traveled to space in 1971, many haven't fared so well back on Earth.

Jessica Leigh Hester February 1, 2019

Permanently Closed

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Philadelphia's Moon Tree

A clone-tree in Washington Square Park sprung from seeds that went to the Moon and back.

space exploration

Quietly Growing Among Us, These Trees Flew to the Moon and Back

Allison Meier December 9, 2014

Tree Planting Tradition of the Cosmonauts Continues with Space Station Mission

Allison Meier May 23, 2013

Monterey's Moon Tree

Monterey, California

Monterey's Moon Tree

A tree grown from astronaut seeds which were exposed to cosmic rays.

Indianapolis, Indiana

Indianapolis Moon Tree

A 30-year-old Sycamore tree grown from a seed taken to the moon and back.