A Monterey Cypress tree that may have inspired Dr. Seuss' famous children's book The Lorax fell last week. The Truffula trees from The Lorax, a fable about environmental destruction published in ...

Now, the tree that locals say inspired "The Lorax" is gone forever, and why it's gone is a mystery, Tim Graham, a spokesman for the San Diego Parks and Recreation Department, told USA TODAY.

The Lorax would be devastated to hear that the tree that inspired Dr. Seuss’ 1971 children’s book has fallen. The Monterey Cypress tree was at Ellen Browning Scripps Park in La Jolla ...

The Monterey Cypress thought to have inspired Dr. Seuss’ tree-hugging classic, “The Lorax,” has fallen in its plot at Ellen Browning Scripps Park in La Jolla, Calif. San Diego Parks and ...

But first, some background. As millions of children and parents know, “The Lorax” is about a lush land threatened by the Once-ler, who cuts down Truffula trees to make Thneeds, a kind of all ...

LA JOLLA, California (KTRK) -- The tree that inspired the famous Dr. Seuss' children's book "The Lorax" fell to the ground Saturday. The Monterey Cypress was believed to be between 80 and 100 ...