NASA’s 1971 Apollo 14 mission to the moon brought along seeds from various tree species to test whether the seeds would still germinate once they returned back to earth. To everyone’s surprise, the seeds germinated and sprouted! One of these moon trees was planted in Salem, Oregon. Learn more about the Moon Tree Experiment in this episode of This Week Back Then, hosted by Will Schneider.

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http://www.publichistorypdx.org/2017/04/30/salem-moon-tree/