Moon Tree

This Coast Redwood, Sequoia sempervirens, was grown from a seed that in January 1971 traveled to the moon and returned to earth with Major Stuart Roosa, Command Module Pilot for Apollo 14. The seed was planted and raised into a seedling at the United States Forest Service Genetics nursery in Placerville, California. It was planted here in July 1976 and dedicated to the people of Monterey to commemorate the Bicentennial of the United States of America for the enjoyment of all future generations by the California Division of Forestry and the Society of American Foresters.

Monterey, California · United States