University of the South Moon Tree

Sewanee, Tennessee

[University of the South Moon Tree] [University of the South Plaque] [University of the South Moon Tree]

Sycamore (Platanus occidentalis) planted at the University of the South, Sewanee, Tennessee. The seedling was received by Charles Cheston (head of the Forestry Department) and members of the Forestry Club on April 7, 1976.

[Tennessee Moon Tree article] [Tennessee Moon Tree article]
Moon Trees Invade Tennessee
The Tennessee Conservationist, June 1976

Tree photographs at top courtesy of Joseph Burckle.
Plaque photograph courtesy of Chiho Sullivan.
Tree photograph at bottom courtesy Daniel Fortner.

Seedlings grown from the University of the South Moon Tree - American Heritage Trees

Preserving the Moon Tree and Other Members of the Campus Canopy - The Plant Press (Spring, 2002)
Moon Trees #24 - Tennessee Urban Forestry Council (2013)
Tennessee's four moon trees - noogatoday (March 4, 2021)

History of the Sycamore Moon Trees
Moon Tree Home Page

NASA
Author/Curator:
Dr. David R. Williams, dave.williams@nasa.gov
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NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
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NASA Official: Dave Williams, david.r.williams@nasa.gov
Last Updated: 30 May 2024, DRW