Holliston Moon Tree in Holliston, Massachusetts

It looks like an ordinary tree because in many ways it is an ordinary tree. However, what a lot of people may not realize is that this tree was in outer space and went to the moon at one point in its life. The Holliston Moon Tree is an American Sycamore grown from seeds that accompanied the Apollo 14 mission in 1971. To commemorate America’s bicentennial in 1976, states across the country were given two of these seeds. Massachusetts was the only state in New England to receive seeds, with…

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