Survivor Tree An American Elm that bloomed even after weathering the blast of the bomb, the tree sits on a promontory at the siteand is meant to represent the survivors of the attack. Surrounding the Survivor Tree is the Helpers' Orchard, an army of fruit trees meant to symbolize those who rushed in to help after the bombing. Return to Memorial These Quicktime movies requires QuickTime plug-in 3.0 and above. Click on the icon to the right to get a FREE QuickTime player. Produced by Scott Horton, Hugh Scott and NewsOK.com 2005 The Oklahoman, NEWS 9 and Oklahoma City National Memorial. With rights reserved, this website was produced by Scott Horton and NewsOK.com.