A Callery pear tree that withstood the terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center on 11 September 2001, came to be known as the "Survivor Tree." It had survived, but when the eight-foot-tall (2.4-meter) tree was found almost a month later, it was seriously damaged with split roots and broken, charred limbs. After being taken out of the debris at Ground Zero, the tree was given over to the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation.
The tree, which was 30 feet (9.1 meters) tall at the time, was brought back to where the World Trade Center used to be in December 2010 after being rehabilitated in the Bronx. Today, it stands tall at the 9/11 Memorial Site, serving as a reminder of the past and bringing hope and resilience to all.