Common Name: Swamp White Oak Botanical Name:Quercus bicolor Planted: September 13, 2011 Sponsor: Representative Jerrold Nadler
Honoree Details
To commemorate the 10th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
Ceremony Details
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Planting the tree on the Capitol Grounds.
Tree Details
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This tree replaces a mature 105 year old tree that was lost the previous year. The swamp white oak was chosen among numerous possibilities to be used throughout the 9/11 memorial in lower Manhattan, where over 400 were planted.