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2019年6月18日—TheloneMontereycypresstree,knowntolocalsastheLoraxtree,wasvisibletoTheodorSeussGeisel,akaDr.Seuss,fromhismountaintop ...

A Monterey cypress (Cupressus macrocarpa) that is thought to have inspired the Truffula trees in Dr. Seuss "The Lorax" has fallen, according to news reports.

The shaggy tree was thought to be around 100 years old, according to Tim Graham, spokesman for the San Diego Parks and Recreation Department. It lived not in Truffula Valley, but rather in the arguably less-colorful Ellen Browning Scripps Park looking out over the coast of La Jolla, California, part of San Diego. 

And rather than going out with a "THWACK!" at the hands of a Super Axe Hacker, this zany tree fell down. [Gallery: Oldest Living Things in the World[1]] 

The lone Monterey cypress tree, known to locals as the "Lorax tree," was visible to Theodor Seuss Geisel, aka Dr. Seuss, from his mountaintop home in La Jolla, where he lived from 1948 until he died in 1991, according to the La Jolla websit...