American Heritage Trees

Troy Marden tours a specialty nonprofit nursery which is dedicated to preserving and growing trees with historic lineage. It is located on a Century Farm in Lebanon TN that has been in the same family for more than 200 years.

Gardener Extras

Tom's ancestors acquired the land from Andrew Jackson in 1800. John Rice purchased 214 acres and paid the equivalent of $1 per acre.
As a boy, Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain) resided in Hannibal, MO. He often played in the nearby caves. The Mark Twain Cave Bur Oak, aka Liberty Tree, still grows just outside the Mark Twain cave.
In 1971, Apollo 14 was the 3rd Moon mission of the U.S. Apollo space program. Astronaut Stuart Roosa was allowed to take along 500 tree seeds.

Gardener Notes

americanheritagetrees.org 457 Riceland Road, Lebanon TN 37090 703.629.3420 American Heritage Trees purpose is to remember historical sites, people, and events by propagating a living tree from seeds or cuttings of the original tree. The organizations that own and care for the parent tree, our partners, are the centerpiece of AHT.

Troy B. Marden

Troy is a passionate plantsman, garden writer and tour guide, leading garden tours across America and around the world. He writes regularly for some of the country’s top gardening magazines, and his blog, Gardener|Cook, has become popular with plant lovers and food lovers alike. He has been gardening since he was four years old and if it has to do with plants or gardening, he has probably grown it or done it at some point in his career!