Sweet Gum ‘Space Gummy’

Mississippi State University

Moon Trees came about through the work of Astronaut Stuart Roosa who was allowed to carry tree seeds with him into space. Mississippi State University proudly displays its Sycamore Moon Tree on campus near the Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field, the home playing venue for the Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

George Washington - Mount Vernon

The George Washington Sweet Gum grows at Mount Vernon, an American landmark and an enduring tribute to the Father of Our Country. These trees grew from a seed taken from a selected Sycamore, collected by the Director of Horticulture and his staff at Mount Vernon.

Robert Frost - The Frost Place

Robert Frost is one of the most popular and critically respected American poets of the twentieth century. “Birches” is one of Frost’s many famous poems, included in his third collection of poetry Mountain Interval that was published in 1916, only one year after he moved to Franconia, NH. “Birches” describes the surroundings of rural landscape and wildlife found in Franconia.

Alex Haley Museum and Interpretive Center

As a young boy, famous American author, Alex Haley lived in Henning, Tennessee with his grandparents.  Here is where young Alex heard many oral accounts of his family history that inspired Haley to write the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel Roots.