Middletown Memorial Garden Receives A 9/11 Survivor Tree Clone

MIDDLETOWN, NJ — On Tuesday, Middletown will receive a 9/11 "Survivor tree" clone donated by the New York City Parks system.

This is a clone of the single Callery pear tree that survived the 9/11 bombings on Sept. 11, 2001. This tree is a clone or "offspring" from that original tree's cuttings.

This is the first time the New York City Parks system has donated a clone of the Callery pear tree to a municipality outside of NYC.

"Middletown is extremely honored," said the Township.

The 15-foot-tree will be led into the gardens with a brief motorcade of fire and police vehicles, accompanied by a large U.S. flag erected by the Middletown Township Fire Department.

Residents who live near the train station should expect to see and hear this on Tuesday morning.

The plan is to plant the tree in Middletown's WTC Memorial Garden later this year.

Middletown was the second hardest hit city after New York City, per capita on 9/11. In total, 37 Middletown residents were killed that day.

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