Published on msstate.edu. Grown from one of 500 seeds that accompanied the Apollo 14 astronauts into the cosmos in 1971, Mississippi State’s “Moon Sycamore” tree stands on the west side of the Junction on the Starkville campus. STARKVILLE, Miss.—While NASA’s Kennedy Space Center celebrates the 50th anniversary of its Apollo program this summer, Mississippi State
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As NASA celebrates Apollo 50th anniversary, 12 ‘Moon Sycamore’ trees planted at Kennedy Space Center
Another wonderful partnership, a Tree For All
The annual tree giveaway and sale, Tree For All, returns for a third year with a greater variety of smaller trees and a range of prices. This program is designed to assist homeowners as they promote natural beautification and improvement of the environment through the planting of trees. The goal is to diversify the green
Read more »Open House for Tennessee Chapters of the DAR
On Saturday, October 26, American Heritage Trees partnered with the Margaret Gaston Chapter of the DAR to host an Open House for Chapters of the DAR within Tennessee. Despite the dismal weather, the Open House was a big success. The event was attended by approximately 30 DAR members, representing nine Chapters of the DAR. Attendees
Read more »Celebrating Earth Day, with a new Moon Tree Garden to honor the Apollo program
Happy Earth Day!! American Heritage Trees delivered 15 MSU Moon Tree Sycamores to Kennedy Space Center. These trees will be part of the new Moon Tree garden being developed that will honor the Apollo program which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year.
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