Bethesda in Montgomery County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Tree of Hippocrates

Platanus Orientalis

Photographed By Allen C. Browne, April 28, 2014

1. Tree of Hippocrates Marker

Inscription. From the Greek Island of Cos, Hippocrates is said to have held classes under the parent tree. The gift Tree was presented by the town of Cos to the National Library of Medicine at the dedication of its new building on December 14, 1961.

This Replacement Tree, Cloned
From the Gift Tree, Was Planted on
April 25, 2014

Erected 2014 by National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Environment • Horticulture & Forestry • Science & Medicine. In addition, it is included in the Historic Trees series list. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1947.

Location. 38° 59.762′ N, 77° 5.865′ W. Marker is in Bethesda, Maryland, in Montgomery County. Marker can be reached from Rockville Pike (Maryland Route 355) 0.1 miles south of Center Drive, on the right when traveling south. On the front lawn of the National Library of Medicine, 8600 Rockville Pike on the NIH campus. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 38 Center Drive, Bethesda MD 20814, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Raven and the Sun (a few steps from this marker); A Totem For Healing (a few steps from this marker); Bear and the Steelhead

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(a few steps from this marker); Tree I (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Honoring a Century of Women's Health (approx. ¼ mile away); The Louis Stokes Laboratories (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Centennial Anchor (approx. 0.3 miles away); From Trolley to Trail: A Brief History (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bethesda.

Regarding Tree of Hippocrates. The NIH tree of Hippocrates died in 2013. This replacement tree is a clone of the earlier clone of the tree under which Hippocrates is said to have taught.

Also see . . .
1. Original Tree of Hippocrates Cloned and Planted in Maryland. YouTube video, Published on Apr 25, 2014. (Submitted on April 30, 2014, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.)

2. DNA fingerprint for Hippocrates' legendary tree. BBC News, 28 April 2014 (Submitted on April 30, 2014, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.)

Photographed By Allen C. Browne, April 28, 2014

2. Tree of Hippocrates Marker

Tree of Hippocrates image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Allen C. Browne, April 28, 2014

3. Tree of Hippocrates

In front of the National Library of Medicine

Planting Hippocrates' Plane Tree image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Allen C. Browne, April 25, 2014

4. Planting Hippocrates' Plane Tree

Donald A. B. Lindberg,<br>Director of the National Libary of Medicine image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Allen C. Browne, April 25, 2014

5. Donald A. B. Lindberg,
Director of the National Libary of Medicine

at the dedication of Hippocrates' Tree

David J. Lipman,<br>Director of the National Center for Biotechnology Information image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Allen C. Browne, April 25, 2014

6. David J. Lipman,
Director of the National Center for Biotechnology Information

explaining the DNA Barcode, at the dedication ceremony.

National Library of Medicine

7. DNA Barcode

This portion of the DNA sequence of Hippocrates' tree identifies it as a member of the species Platanus Orientalis (an Oriental Plane Tree).

Song Sparrow image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Allen C. Browne, April 28, 2014

8. Song Sparrow

perched in Hippocrates' Plane Tree

Credits. This page was last revised on September 22, 2019. It was originally submitted on April 29, 2014, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. This page has been viewed 488 times since then and 6 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. submitted on April 29, 2014, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.