Yes, it is a real Moon Tree and it's growing right here in the Lone Star State. The Moon Trees were a joint effort between NASA and the U.S. Forrest Service.
Education and community organizations can apply to receive a living piece of spaceflight history to promote science, technology, engineering, and mathematics: a seedling grown from a tree seed that flew around the Moon on the NASA’s Artemis I mission in late 2022.
Apollo Moon Trees grown from space-borne seeds still grow on Earth washingtonpost.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from washingtonpost.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
2000 Moon tree seedlings will be planted throughout the US by 2024. This set includes 5 species that were taken aboard NASA's Artemis I mission. Read more here.