San Diego's 'Lorax Tree' falls: 100-year-old cypress that inspired 's ...

San Diego's 'Lorax Tree' falls: 100-year-old cypress said to have inspired Dr Seuss's famous children's story about environmental destruction has toppled Officials say there's ‘no definitive cause on why it fell’ after 100 years standing The tree in La Jolla, California was visible from Dr Seuss's mountaintop home It's said to have been the inspiration for the Truffula trees in the story, The Lorax 

By Cheyenne Macdonald For Dailymail.com

Published: 22:22 BST, 17 June 2019 | Updated: 23:44 BST, 17 June 2019

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A century-old cypress tree said to have been the inspiration behind Dr Seuss’ famous story, The Lorax, has inexplicably fallen, local officials say.

The Monterey Cypress tree stood at Ellen Browning Scripps Park in La Jolla, California for roughly 80 to 100 years before it came down this weekend, according to CNN.

So far, it’s unclear what caused it to topple.

The tree became known as the ‘Lorax Tree’ after Dr Seuss published his children’s book of that name, reportedly creating his fictional Truffula trees based on the view from his mountaintop home.

A century-old cypress tree said to have been the inspiration behind Dr Seuss’ famous story, The Lorax, has inexplicably fallen, local officials say. The Monterey Cypress tree stood at Ellen Browning Scripps Park in La Jolla, California for roughly 80 to 100 years before it came down

A century-old cypress tree said to have been the inspiration behind Dr Seuss’ famous story, The Lorax, has inexplicably fallen, local officials say. The Monterey Cypress tree stood at Ellen Browning Scripps Park in La Jolla, California for roughly 80 to 100 years before it came down

WHAT WAS THE 'LORAX TREE' 

The Montery Cypress is found only in California, and is considered to be a vulnerable species, though its population is currently stable, according to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

It thrives close to the coasts, and only grows naturally

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