the coolest tree on campus

Ok, so it's neither technology, advertising, or education-related... but some times it's good to step away from all of the geekiness and get a breath of fresh air.  Today I'm just going to share my favorite tree on campus (while secretly demonstrating how online tools can illustrate what you're talking about).

On the south side of the physics building here at UNL, there is an apple tree.  It blends in with all of the other great landscaping on campus, but if you creep under the branches nearest the building, you will see a plaque that explains why the tree is special.

The plaque reads:

"Newton's Apple Tree

In 1991 this scion from Sir Isaac Newton's famous apple tree at his birthplace in Woolsthorp Manor, Lincolnshire, England, was presented to the University of Nebraska–Lincoln by Dr. Richard G.W. Keesing of the Physics Department of the University of York, England. This tree is of the ancient cultivar, Flower of Kent."

So Newton's apple tree is alive and well in Nebraska... and feeding the squirrels with its apples. :)  If you're on campus, walk over and take a look.  I've embedded a map below:


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