In front of the Visitor's Center at Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland stands a sycamore (Platanus occidentalis) Moon Tree. The tree was planted on June 9, 1977, shortly after the Visitor's Center opened (below). Now over 50 feet high with a girth of about 48 inches, it is located towards the left looking from the parking lot. The Visitor's Center can be reached from IceSat Road off Greenbelt Rd., east of the main Goddard entrance. The picture at top left shows the tree in 2024, at top right in 2019.
The sycamore seeds that went on Apollo 14 were collected by the forest service from Claiborne County, Mississippi and grown at the U.S. Forest Station in Gulfport, Mississippi. The tree is located at 38 deg 59.558 min N; 76 deg 50.791 min W
Two pictures at top right of page courtesy Ron Zellar.
Pictures at bottom of page courtesy Jay Friedlander.
Picture at top left and 2024 pictures credit Dave Williams.