National Arboretum's 'Moon Tree' from Apollo 14

The U.S. National Arboretum is home to a 'Moon Tree' grown from seeds that orbited the Moon aboard Apollo 14 in 1971; the seeds were carried by astronaut Stuart Roosa. Seedlings grown from those seeds were distributed and planted at sites across the United States, and the Arboretum's Moon Tree is a documented example of that project. The existence of Moon Trees is often cited in local lore about Washington sites connected to space history and botanical curiosities.