Twenty-Five Years After 9/11, Its Survivor Tree Lives On in Orlando

Twenty-five years ago today, nearly 3,000 people were killed in the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, an event that reshaped the country and left behind countless memorials to those who died. One of them is thriving. The 9/11 Survivor Tree is a Callery pear discovered badly damaged in the rubble of the World Trade […]
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