This was the only shade tree in the parking lot across the street from the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building.

[1] Heavily damaged by the bomb, the tree survived after nearly being cut down during the initial investigation, when workers wanted to recover evidence hanging in its branches and embedded in its bark.

Glass and debris were embedded in its trunk and fire from the cars parked beneath it blackened what was left.

Almost a year after the bombing, family members, survivors, and rescue workers gathered for a memorial ceremony by the tree, noticed it was beginning to bloom again.

Thousands of Survivor Trees are growing in public and private places all over the United States.