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Trees that traveled to space now live on Earth. Here's where to find them.

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    asteroid
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    Dozens of so-called “moon trees” scattered around the country, grown from seeds that traveled with astronaut Stuart Roosa on the Apollo 14 mission in 1971… the arboreal oddities were almost lost...

    Dozens of so-called “moon trees” scattered around the country, grown from seeds that traveled with astronaut Stuart Roosa on the Apollo 14 mission in 1971… the arboreal oddities were almost lost to history.

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      chosenamewhendrunk
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      Do you know if there's a comparison between the growth and health of these trees, and trees of a similar age and species that haven't been to the moon?

      Do you know if there's a comparison between the growth and health of these trees, and trees of a similar age and species that haven't been to the moon?

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      1. asteroid
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        All I know is what is in the article!

        All I know is what is in the article!

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    cfabbro
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    Mirror: https://archive.is/zv3U4
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    1. rosco
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      I live 2 miles from one and am always so excited to take folks when they come to visit!

      I live 2 miles from one and am always so excited to take folks when they come to visit!

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  3. chosenamewhendrunk
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    Kind of related, about five years ago I bought some space-chilli seeds that Chinese astronauts had taken into space. The first year I had sooo many massive chilli's that I was giving them away,...

    Kind of related, about five years ago I bought some space-chilli seeds that Chinese astronauts had taken into space. The first year I had sooo many massive chilli's that I was giving them away, but over the last two years my yields (using seed I harvested from previous years) have significantly decreased.

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  4. Earhart_Light
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    I've been to about five of these!

    I've been to about five of these!

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