Forest Capital Museum State Park Moon Tree

This first-generation Moon Tree can be visited at Forest Capital Museum State Park in Perry, Florida. First generation Moon Trees were grown from seeds that orbited the Moon on Apollo 14.

This tree grew from a seedling that was planted in 1978 at the Forest Capital Museum State Park in northern Florida.

Loblolly pine trees can be found all over the Southeastern United States. These trees prefer a climate that is humid with temperate, long, hot summers and mild winters.

Loblolly pine trees are evergreen trees. Evergreen trees keep all of their leaves through the entire year. Loblolly pines have needle-like leaves and produce their seeds in cones. These trees grow rapidly. At maturity, they can average anywhere from 90 to 110 feet tall.

Loblolly pine trees are an important commercial timber species. The wood provided by these trees is used in timber and paper production. The seeds of loblolly pines are used as a food source for many small mammals and birds.

1. These trees provide important nesting habitat for endangered red-cockaded woodpeckers.
2. The bark on loblolly pines is very thick. This makes them more resistant to wildfires than other trees.