In 1971 Apollo 14 launched a mission to the Moon, which ended with Alan Shepard and Edgar Mitchell walking on the satellite. However, Stuart Roosa was also on the mission, who carried in his personal equipment around 500 seeds of pine, gum, sequoia or fir, which later became known as lunar trees or trees of the Moon.
After the mission, the Roosa seeds, which traveled in the Kitty Hawk command module, already germinated on Earth and were planted, not only in the United States, but also in other parts of the world. Now, these trees can be visited all over the planet and are distinguished by the plaque where it is indicated that it is a lunar tree, as explained by NASA.
As reported by the National Space Science Data Center, one of NASA’s departments, trees can be found in the following cities (those with an asterisk are because they are not alive), although there are also some in Italy, Switzerland or Japan:
Birmingham, Alabama: Birmingham Sycamore Botanical Gardens February 25, 1976
Montgomery, Alabama: State Capitol Pine Loblolly April 1976
Troy, Alabama: Alabama Pioneer Museum Loblolly Pine August 5, 1976
Tuscumbia, Alabama: Ivy Green Loblolly Pine October 19, 1976
University of Arizona, Tucson: KuiperSicomoro Space Sciences Building April 30, 1976 Foot. Smith,
Arkansas: Sebastian County Courthouse Pino Loblolly March 15, 1976
Washington, Arkansas: Old Washington Historic State Park Loblolly Pine March 15, 1976
Arcata, California: Humboldt State University3 Redwoods
Berkeley, California: Tilden Natural Area 2 Redwoods July 26, 1976
Lockeford, California: Lockeford Plant Materials Center, Sequoia1979
Monterey, California: Friendly Plaza Secoya July 1976
Sacramento, California: Capitol ParkSecoya1976
San Dimas, California: Center for Technology and Development, Secoya, March 29, 1977
San Luis Obispo, California: Mission PlazaSecoya July 30, 1976
Gainesville, Florida: University of Florida Sycamore
Keystone Heights, Florida: Keystone Heights Library
Perry, Florida: Forest Capital State Park Loblolly Pine April 26, 1978
Tallahassee, Florida: Sycamore Falls Park
Tallahassee, Florida: Doyle Conner Building Loblolly Pine
Athens, Georgia: Clarke County Planning Department Loblolly Pine May 1976
Waycross, Georgia: Okefenokee RESAPino Loblolly
Boise, Idaho: Lowell Pine Loblolly Elementary School 1977
Cannelton, Indiana: Girl Scout Camp Camp Koch Sicomoro 1976
Indianapolis, Indiana: Indiana Statehouse Sycamore April 9, 1976
Lincoln City, Indiana: Lincoln Sycamore State Park May 1, 1976
Tell City, Indiana: Forest Service Office2 Liquidámbares1976
Atchison, Kansas: Sycamore International Forest of Friendship July 24, 1986
Elmer, Louisiana: Palustris Pine Loblolly Experimental Forest, April 1976
Bethesda, Maryland: Society of American Foresters Loblolly Pine September 30, 1975
Greenbelt, Maryland: GoddardSicomoro Space Flight Center June 9, 1977
Holliston, Massachusetts: Holliston Sycamore Police Station April 1976
Mississippi St. Univ., Mississippi: Dorman Hall Sycamore 1975
Waynesboro, Mississippi: Sycamore Forestry Commission Nursery
Wiggins, Mississippi: Camp Iti KanaSicomoro April / May 1974
DeSoto, Missouri: WaltherSicomoro Park
Monmouth County, NJ: Monmouth County Courthouse Sycamore
Santa Fe, New Mexico: State Capitol Building Douglas Fir 1976
Silver City, New Mexico: GoughSicomoro Park 1976
Asheville, North Carolina: Asheville Sycamore Botanical Gardens March 19, 1976
Pisgah National Forest, North Carolina: Cradle of Sycamore Forestry
Jefferson County, Ohio: Sycamore Friendship Park July 29, 1976
University of Oregon, Eugene: Oregon Erb Memorial Union Douglas Fir
Roseburg, Oregon: US Veterans Hospital Douglas Fir May 3, 1976
Oregon State University, Corvallis: Oregon Peavy Hall Douglas Fir 1976
Salem, Oregon: State Capitol Building Douglas Fir April 30, 1976
Salem, Oregon: Private Residence2 Douglas Fir Trees 1973
Coudersport, Pennsylvania: Coudersport Area Recreation Park Sycamore Late 1970s
Dillsburg, Pennsylvania: DillsburgSicomoro Elementary School April 30, 1976
Ebensburg, Pennsylvania: Cambria Sycamore County Courthouse June 29, 1976
Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania: Highland Hall Sycamore May 5, 1976
King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. Lockheed Martin Sycamore June 30, 1976
Newtown / Langhorne, Pennsylvania: Core Creek Park Sycamore April 30, 1976
Topton, Pennsylvania: ToptonSicomoro Mini Museum April 20, 1976
Sewanee, Tennessee: University of the South Sycamore April 1976
Westlake, Texas: Residenc
