Ivy Green Moon Tree
Tuscumbia, Alabama
Loblolly pine (Pinus taeda) planted on October 19, 1976 in Tuscumbia, Alabama
at Ivy Green, the birthplace of Helen Keller. The tree was presented to Ivy Green
by the Alabama Forestry Commission and planted by the Alabama Garden Club.
The seeds for the loblolly pines were collected in Livingston Parish,
Lousiana, and New Kent County, Virginia and delivered to Stuart Roosa to
take with him on Apollo 14. Unfortunately the two batches were mixed
together after the flight so it is not known which location this
particular tree came from. The seedlings were grown in The U.S. Forest
Service's Southern Station in Gulfport, Mississippi.
Tree photograph courtesy David Reid
Plaque photograph courtesy Linda Beard
Information courtesy Kim Nix
Ivy Green, Helen Keller's Birthplace
Moon Trees - Gadsden Times, 8 September 2008
History of the Moon Loblolly Pines
Moon Tree Home Page
Author/Curator:
Dr. David R. Williams, dave.williams@nasa.gov
NSSDCA, Mail Code 690.1
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, MD 20771
+1-301-286-1258
NASA Official: Dave Williams, david.r.williams@nasa.gov
Last Updated: 17 May 2024, DRW