International Drive off Van Ness Street, NW
For those unfamiliar with this awesome tidbit of history, see some photos of Netwon’s tree and a wild statue before it was fenced off. It’s located in International Park behind the Chinese Embassy in Van Ness.
The park has had every entrance to it fenced off since at least 2023. Nobody’s ever given a reason why beyond claims of repairs, which apparently are still happening…
Google still has it listed as “temporarily closed”:
“Plaque inscription: “Science Has Its Traditions As Well As Its Frontiers” This apple tree, a descendant of the original tree whose fruit gave inspirational impetus to Isaac Newton’s theory of gravitational forces, was nurtured by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and transplanted here on the grounds of the National Bureau of Standards on March 15, 1957.” This image is part of the Newton Apple Tree collection.”
Here’s a great shot from 1957:
I took these photos just yesterday:
