The Basics
Materials
Swamp White Oak
Year
2011
Text of the Plaque
U.S. Capitol Grounds
Commemorative Tree
Quercus bicolor
(Swamp White Oak)
To Commemorate the Tenth Anniversary of
the September 11, 2001, Terrorist Attacks
sponsored by
Rep. Jerrold Nadler
September 13, 2011
Tree Details
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.