Editing The Learning Tree (section)

== Reception ==
When ''The Learning Tree'' premiered at the Trans-Lux East and West in New York City on August 6, 1969, it was well received by critics.<ref>{{cite magazine |date=August 20, 1969 |title=Varied Fare and Youth Allure; Broadway Okay; 'Tree' Blossoms, 35G; Japanese 'Spoils' Very Good |url=https://archive.org/details/sim_variety_1969-08-20_256_1/page/8/mode/2up |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |page=11}}</ref> [[Roger Greenspun]] wrote in his review that the scenes in the film took on a "kind of ceremonial vitality and lifelikeness".<ref name="nytimes" /> Parks' and Guffey's strong attention to detail helped to make this film beloved and well-remembered to the American public.

It grossed $33,000 in its opening week and reached number one at the [[List of 1969 box office number-one films in the United States|US box office]] in its seventh week of release.<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|title=50 Top-Grossing Films|url=https://archive.org/details/sim_variety_1969-08-20_256_1/page/11|date=August 20, 1969|page=11}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|title=50 Top-Grossing Films|url=https://archive.org/details/sim_variety_1969-10-01_256_7/page/11/mode/2up|date=October 1, 1969|page=11}}</ref>

''The Learning Tree'' was among the first group of 25 films to be listed on National Film Registry when the registry was created in 1989.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.loc.gov/programs/national-film-preservation-board/film-registry/complete-national-film-registry-listing/|website=Library of Congress|language=en|access-date=2018-09-12|title=Complete National Film Registry Listing}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.loc.gov/programs/static/national-film-preservation-board/documents/learning_tree.pdf|title=The Learning Tree (1969) - Essay on the National Film Registry Website|language=en|access-date=2018-09-12|website=Library of Congress}}</ref>