Moon Tree (Sycamore)

MOON TREE

THIS SYCAMORE WAS GROWN FROM A SEED CARRIED ON THE APOLLO XIV MOON MISSION BY THE
ASTRONAUT STUART ROOSA AND GERMINATED BY THE U.S. FOREST SERVICE.

FORESTS GREETED THE FIRST EXPLORERS TO THESE FLORIDA SHORES. THEY PROVIDED THE MATERIAL FOR
THE PIONEERS' MEAGER EXISTENCE, AND ARE PART OF THE BOLD, RICH HERITAGE THAT LED MAN ACROSS
THE THRESHOLD OF SPACE.

PLANTED ON JUNE 25, 1976

DIVISION OF FORESTRY, FLA. DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE & CS
U.S. FORESTRY SERVICE
NASA

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