In 2012, viewers were whisked away to a Seussian dystopia in Illumination Entertainment and Universal Pictures’ The Lorax. Based on the Dr. Seuss story of the same name – and overflowing with stars ...

“Which way does a tree fall?” asked the titular creature in Dr. Seuss’ 1971 book “The Lorax.” The answer — at least for the fabled “Lorax Tree” in La Jolla’s Scripps Park — is down. The 100-foot ...

SAN DIEGO (AP) — A century-old tree with a long trunk and bushy branches that some believe was the inspiration for fictional Truffula trees in Dr. Seuss' "The Lorax" has fallen in a coastal San Diego ...

In what may be seen as an ominous omen of our times, the tree that is believed to have inspired the truffula trees in Dr. Seuss’ eco-classic children’s book, The Lorax, toppled over in La Jolla, ...

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"But those trees! Those trees! Those Truffula Trees! All my life I'd been searching for trees such as these," the author wrote. Shelby Brown Editor II Shelby Brown (she/her/hers) is an editor for CNET ...

A decades-old tree in California that is believed to have inspired the children's book The Lorax has toppled. The Monterey Cypress in Ellen Browning Scripps Park, San Diego, fell on Thursday, Fox 5 ...

Last Thursday, the Monterey Cypress located in San Diego’s Ellen Browning Scripps Park fell. According to Fox 5 San Diego, the cause of the tree’s fall is unknown and most of the debris was removed ...

LA JOLLA, Calif. (WTHR) — A California tree that inspired Dr. Seuss' book "The Lorax" has fallen. A spokesperson for San Diego Parks and Recreation told TODAY the Monterey Cypress tree in a park in La ...

The Truffula trees at the center of The Lorax may have been a product of Dr. Seuss's imagination, but it's believed they were inspired by a real-life tree in La Jolla, California. Nearly 50 years ...