--- title: Tree That Apparently Inspired Dr. Seuss' The Lorax Falls description: The tree that is thought to have inspired Dr. Seuss to write The Lorax has fallen and we're going to need some more Truffula seeds, stat! canonical: https://time.com/5608303/tree-that-inspired-the-lorax-falls/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2019-06-17T16:57:22.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-13T08:52:01.457Z og:title: Tree That Apparently Inspired Dr. Seuss' The Lorax Falls og:description: "A tree falls the way it leans" og:url: https://time.com/5608303/tree-that-inspired-the-lorax-falls/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9d42e2e16f2736be/698768b4e53aba25a44d5e95/danny-devito-07.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2348 og:image:height: 1321 og:image:alt: MCDDRSE EC032 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Tree That Apparently Inspired Dr. Seuss' The Lorax Falls twitter:description: "A tree falls the way it leans" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9d42e2e16f2736be/698768b4e53aba25a44d5e95/danny-devito-07.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # 'A Tree Falls the Way It Leans.' 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Terms and conditions apply. * Savings buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Savings Account. * No ATM fees from Ally Bank at Allpoint and Moneypass ATMs plus we reimburse for fees charged by other ATM owners nationwide up to $10 per statement cycle. * Early direct deposit offers eligible direct deposits up to two days sooner. * Spending buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Spending Account. ## Video: You Can Now Visit a Museum Dedicated to Dr. Seuss [Watch (HLS stream): You Can Now Visit a Museum Dedicated to Dr. Seuss](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/8ZjcUwzX.m3u8) (0:51)  _Published 2017-06-05. A museum dedicated to Theodor Geisel, better-known as the rhyming children's book author and illustrator Dr. Seuss, opened to the public on Saturday at his hometown of Springfield, Mass_  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Jun 17, 2019 4:57 PM UTC A museum dedicated to Theodor Geisel, better-known as the rhyming children's book author and illustrator Dr. Seuss, opened to the public on Saturday at his hometown of Springfield, Mass  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Jun 17, 2019 4:57 PM UTC The [tree](https://time.com/4754395/arbor-day-history/) that is thought to have inspired [Dr. Seuss](http://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,899723,00.html) to write [_The Lorax_](http://ideas.time.com/2011/11/24/the-lorax-redux/) has fallen and we’re going to need some more Truffula seeds, stat! The tree, a Monterey Cypress at Ellen Browning Scripps Park in La Jolla, California, stood throughout the 43 years that Seuss lived in a mountaintop home overlooking the park. It was estimated to be about 80 to 100 years old, Tim Graham, a spokesman for the San Diego Parks and Recreation Department, told [CNN](https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/16/us/lorax-tree-falls-trnd/index.html). City officials are [reportedly](https://www.kcrg.com/content/news/Iconic-Lorax-Tree-topples-over-in-California-511341971.html) looking into planting a replacement tree in the area. > [](https://twitter.com/CNN/status/1140408767349252098) “Though much of the scenery in La Jolla is reminiscent of Seussian-style illustration, the trees in _The Lorax_ are particularly notable,” the [La Jolla city website](https://www.lajolla.com/article/dr-seuss-la-jolla/) notes. “They belong to the fictional Truffula species in the book, but the real-life inspiration is called the Monterey Cypress and unique to the California coast.” Seuss published _The Lorax_, a children’s book about the importance of being environmentally conscious, in 1971\. He lived in La Jolla from 1948 until his death in 1991. ## Transcript [00:07] [ MUSIC ] This [00:14] means that Lark and I can create the world of [00:18] Ted as closely as we can in his hometown. And that he [00:22] can be seen by people who want to know more about [00:25] him. What we're doing here are originals that have [00:28] never been seen and what he made for the family. [00:42] [ MUSIC ] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5608303/tree-that-inspired-the-lorax-falls/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5608303/tree-that-inspired-the-lorax-falls/"},"headline":"'A Tree Falls the Way It Leans.' 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