Plan for the Belmont Plateau, Fairmount Park. From the PHS 10,000 Trees campaign brochure. The “10,000 Trees” campaign was a Bicentennial project spearheaded by Pennsylvania Horticultural Society to plant trees in Philadelphia city parks. Plan prepared by Schnadelbach Braun Partnership.

PHS 10,000 Trees donation certificate created between 1973-1976. "This is to certify that ... has contributed to the 10,000 Trees Reforestration Program in Philadelphia's Parks as part of the 1976 Bicentennial 1976 celebration ... . The “10,000 Trees” campaign was a Bicentennial project spearheaded by Pennsylvania Horticultural Society to plant trees in Philadelphia city parks. 1 sheet : illustrations ; 10 x 24 cm

PHS 10,000 Trees donation poster created between 1973-1976. "Give a Tree for Arbor Day. 10,000 Trees for Philadelphia parks. Send contributions to: P.O Box 10,000. Philadelphia, Pa. 19105. The “10,000 Trees” campaign was a Bicentennial project spearheaded by Pennsylvania Horticultural Society to plant trees in Philadelphia city parks. 1 sheet : illustrations ; 28 x 22 cm

In this 1973 photograph, Mayor Frank Rizzo helps school children plant first tree in Penn Treaty Park as part of “10,000 Trees” campaign, a Bicentennial project spearheaded by PHS to plant trees in Philadelphia city parks. The Shingle Oak, Quercus imbricaria, was one of the 10 planted in Penn Treaty Park on December 10, 1973.

Plan for the Richardson Dilworth Grove in Fairmount Park. From the PHS 10,000 Trees campaign brochure. The “10,000 Trees” campaign was a Bicentennial project spearheaded by Pennsylvania Horticultural Society to plant trees in Philadelphia city parks. Plan prepared by Schnadelbach Braun Partnership.

Clipping of tree planting during the PHS 10,000 Trees campaign in the 1973-1974 Pennsylvania Horticultural Society Yearbook. Caption: "Two Bicentennial projects in one: Filmaker Brian Kellman records a tree planting for the 10,000 Trees Project. The footage will be used as a part of PHS Bicentennial film about trees." Kellman's film produced by PHS is titled "How Long is Always... A Story of Trees."

10,000 Trees pin badge. “10,000 Trees” was a major tree-planting effort organized by the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society to plant 10,000 trees in Fairmount Park and 33 smaller Philadelphia parks between 1973 and 1977. This was PHS’s signature project for the Bicentennial and a gift to the City from PHS donors.

Clipping of Ernesta Ballard during the PHS 10,000 Trees campaign in the 1975 Pennsylvania Horticultural Society Yearbook. The “10,000 Trees” campaign was a Bicentennial project spearheaded by PHS to plant trees in Philadelphia city parks.

Brochure describing the Planting of the Bicentennial Moon Tree Ceremony to be held in Washington Square Park, Philadelphia. The Bicentennial Moon Tree was a Sycamore (Platanus occidentalis) planted on May 6, 1975 from seed carried to the moon by astronaut Stuart A. Roosa on Apollo 14, February 1971.The planting of this historic tree was organized by Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration), and the U. S. Forestry Service. This project fell under PHS's 10,000 Trees project -- a tree planting project for the Bicentennial.

Celebration of the planting of the Bicentennial Moon Tree in Washington Square, Philadelphia. Ernesta Ballard, PHS President in center is at the podium. The Bicentennial Moon Tree was a Sycamore (Platanus occidentalis) planted on May 6, 1975 from seed carried to the moon by astronaut Stuart A. Roosa on Apollo 14, February 1971.The planting of this historic tree was organized by Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration), and the U. S. Forestry Service. This project fell under PHS's 10,000 Trees project -- a tree planting project for the Bicentennial.