9/11 'Survivor Tree,' Waukesha still waiting for delayed seedling

Waukesha is still waiting for a piece of 9 11 history. It was promised years ago. Waukesha County reporter Brett Lemoine is live with the hold up and getting a seedling from ground zero. Brett Yes, Sam and Kim. Three years ago, the city was selected to receive a seedling from the survivor tree in New York City. Leaders at the time said it would be planted here at Grady Park. Now we know why there's a delay. This tree was able to survive, and now other communities can say we will endure. We will survive. As the nation marks 25 years since the September 11th attacks, Waukesha Mayor Alicia Halvin Slavin is thinking about this symbol of strength. The survivor tree got its name after it was pulled from the World Trade Center rubble and nurse back to health from 2013 until 2023. The 9 11 Memorial and Museum distributed calorie pair seedlings from the tree to cities across the country. There's a committee that that looks at communities who have also faced tragedies like we did. Um, and because of our tragedy, we were selected. Waukesha announced the tree would be planted at the site of the city's memorial to the 2021 Christmas parade attack, along with a plaque. But the seedling never came. It's taken a little bit longer to receive the tree because they had to do some replantings. And as soon as we hear back that the seedlings are ready and the tree is ready to be planted, we'll be bringing that in. Two other communities were chosen for seedlings in 2023 Uvalde, Texas and Little Rock, Arkansas. Reports indicate Little Rock received and planted its tree in April 2024. I really appreciate that we were selected to get this tree because I think that that's what this really represents. Resilience became the backbone of Waukesha's healing after six people were killed and dozens of others hurt. Alvin Slavin says the 9 11 museum explained they can't ship the tree until it's reached a maturity safe for travel. She says it will fit in at Grady Park as a reminder that painful moments in history are never suffered alone and never forgotten. As a community who was also impacted by a tragedy, obviously not at that scale, we recognize that tragedy impacts more than just the victims. It impacts all of us. The city was told by the museum that the seedling will not be ready to plant this fall. It's unclear when the city will receive that seedling and where at Grady Park it will be planted. Reporting live in Waukesha. Brett Lemoine Fox six news. Wait continues but important to follow up. Nonetheless, Brett Lemoine live for us in Waukesha. Thank you.