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12/17/2019

VIDEO: Arizona's official balladeer celebrates I-17 Mystery Tree

The "random act of kindness" by the person or persons decorating a scrub tree near Sunset Point inspired Dolan Ellis to write a song called "Scrubby." He visited ADOT recently to perform it.

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12/9/2016

Highway holiday tradition continues on Interstate 17

Learn about a mystery involving the I-17 Mystery Tree, which is once again decked out for the holidays.

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12/18/2014

From the Rearview Mirror: Mystery Tree

We're revisiting an old blog post about the "mystery tree" that grows next to I-17.

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7/24/2012

Shoe Tree near SR 87 is an Arizona curiosity

The “mystery tree” on I-17 still has us baffled, so imagine our bewilderment upon seeing these photos of a shoe tree off of State Route 87, south of Payson.

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8/30/2011

Mystery surrounds tree near I-17

It’s not often that a tree gets wrapped up in a mystery, but a lot of unanswered questions surround one Juniper growing next to I-17. Some Arizonans might already know about the tree – it’s actually sort of famous around the state and even has its own Wikipedia page.

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