RICHMOND, Ind. — A moon tree is growing in Indiana, and it isn't the first. On Aug. 2, the Hayes Arboretum in Richmond announced it had been chosen to host a 'moon tree.' The Sweetgum tree is back on ...

When Apollo 14 returned to Earth in 1971, it brought with it an unexpected legacy: hundreds of tree seeds that had orbited the Moon. These seeds, later called “Moon Trees,” were part of a small ...

Astronaut Stuart Roosa didn’t take much with him on his trip to the moon in 1971. What did make the trip, though, were about 500 tree seeds, as part of an experiment by NASA and the U.S. Forest ...

POCATELLO — The Idaho Museum of Natural History and Idaho State University campus have been selected for the out of this world opportunity to be home of one of the trees that orbited the moon during ...

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KRQE) – Walking through the New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum in Las Cruces, you might walk by a particular pine tree without a second glance. But, it has a story that’s ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — Among the almost 8,000 trees on the University of Arizona campus you'll find a very special American Sycamore. Called the Moon Tree, it is appropriately located between the ...

A tree grown from a seed that orbited the moon is taking root in Pittsburgh. Allegheny Observatory and Riverview Park were chosen to be the caretakers of a Moon Tree, according to Kerry Handron, ...

LAKE FOREST, Calif. (AP) — To cheers and applause from kids wearing spacesuits and star-studded T-shirts, a tree was planted in California that is out of this world. The so-called “Moon Tree” — grown ...

HARTSVILLE, S.C. (WMBF) -South Carolina Governor’s School for Science and Mathematics held a dedication ceremony for the coveted moon tree. The short ceremony held on Wednesday was attended by ...