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Description. Evergreen tree. First seen. 1975. The Stanford Tree is the Stanford Band 's mascot and the unofficial mascot of Stanford University. Stanford's team name is "Cardinal", referring to the vivid red color (not the common songbird as at several other schools), and the university does not have an official mascot.
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- Evergreen tree
Jan 9, 2012 · Strange Mascot: The History of The Stanford Tree. Readers on the West Coast may already be aware of this, but Stanford University has one of the oddest mascot’s in collegiate sports: a tree. Called — appropriately — the Stanford Tree, it is the official mascot of the band and the unofficial mascot of the university.
- A Retirement Home of Sorts
- First Tree, Much Repaired, Lives on
- Custom Garment Bags, Oral Histories
Currently, the oldest Tree in the collection is a pear-shaped evergreen created by Judy Mischel, ’83, who accessorized the costume with four-fingered brown gloves. The vault is also the safe house of the Tree that was kidnapped, blindfolded and held captive for two weeks the fall of 1998 by students at Cal, an event covered by newspapers far and wi...
The Band proposed a “tree theme” on a lark in 1975, four years after the Stanford “Indians” became the “Cardinal” – the color, not the bird – leaving the university without a mascot. During the Big Game program that year, the Band adopted a tree theme for the halftime program. A “tree queen” was carried in on a wooden platform, surrounded by flower...
In coming weeks, Sarah Newton and Jill Sison, conservation technicians who work in the Stanford Libraries Conservation Lab, will create custom garment bags for the Trees, using a synthetic fabric that museums use to protect treasures during shipping and storage. They recently brought some of the tools of their trade – including a portable sewing ma...
Sep 13, 2023 · Stanford University’s unconventional mascot, the Stanford Tree, has not only found its place in college branding but has carved out a niche in college football. It often makes lists of the most bizarre mascots. Nevertheless, the university has never officially acknowledged the mascot despite its deep ties to student life.
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Stanford University. / 37.42750°N 122.17000°W / 37.42750; -122.17000. Stanford University (officially Leland Stanford Junior University) [11] [12] is a private research university in Stanford, California. It was founded in 1885 by Leland Stanford —a railroad magnate who served as the eighth governor of and then-incumbent senator ...
- 17,246 (Fall 2021)
- Stanford Tree (unofficial – no official university mascot)
- Large suburb, 8,180 acres (33.1 km²)
- Richard Saller (interim)
Feb 1, 2013 · The Stanford Tree is a well-loved crowd pleaser in the eyes of Stanford students and the Palo Alto community, who often look forward to seeing it perform on the sidelines just as much as watching the game itself. This unofficial school mascot has been cited on Wikipedia as “one of America’s most bizarre and controversial...
Dec 4, 2023 · By Maria Chica. Dec. 4, 2023, 11:05 p.m. No mascot has as unique a personality as the Stanford Tree. For nearly five decades, each Tree has made their costume distinctively, and fashionably,...
