In November 2007 , the Anne Frank tree — by then infected with a fungal disease affecting the tree trunk — was scheduled to be cut down to prevent it from falling on the surrounding buildings . Dutch economist Arnold Heertje said about the tree : " This is not just any tree . The Anne Frank tree is bound up with the persecution of the Jews . " The Tree Foundation , a group of tree conservationists , started a civil case to stop the felling of the horse chestnut , which received international media attention . A Dutch court ordered city officials and conservationists to explore alternatives and come to a solution . The parties built a steel construction that was expected to prolong the life of the tree up to 15 years . However , it was only three years later , on 23 August 2010 , that gale-force winds blew down the tree . Eleven saplings from the tree were distributed to museums , schools , parks and Holocaust remembrance centres through a project led by the Anne Frank Center USA . The first sapling was planted in April 2013 at The Children 's Museum of Indianapolis . Saplings were also sent to a school in Little Rock , Arkansas , the scene of a desegregation battle ; Liberty Park ( Manhattan ) , which honours victims of the September 11 attacks ; and other sites in the United States . Another horse chestnut tree honoring Frank was planted in 2010 at Kelly Ingram Park in Birmingham , Alabama
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