Lowell Elementary School Moon Tree

Boise, Idaho

[Image of Lowell Moon Tree] [Image of Lowell Moon Tree]

This loblolly pine was planted in 1977 at the Lowell Elementary School in Boise, Idaho. The Lowell Elementary School website has the following:

In 1977, a special pine tree was planted on the playground. The tree was grown from seeds that U.S. astronauts had taken to the moon and was, therefore, named the "Moon Tree." There were only three such trees planted in the entire state of Idaho. Lowell School received one of these trees because Governor John Evans had a son attending Lowell at that time.

Photographs courtesy of Carl Brown

Lowell School History Page
Moon Tree Home Page
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Author/Curator:
Dr. David R. Williams, dave.williams@nasa.gov
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NASA Official: Ed Grayzeck, edwin.j.grayzeck@nasa.gov
Last Updated: 24 July 2007, DRW