AOC employees are responsible for the care and preservation of more than 100 varieties of trees and bushes planted around the U.S. Capitol, as well as outdoor sculptures including monuments, memorials and water features.
Browse the highlights below or learn more about the trees on campus.
Senator Willard Saulsbury Tree
U.S. Capitol Grounds tree in memory of Senator Willard Saulsbury in 1918.
September 11 Anniversary Tree
U.S. Capitol Grounds tree to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks sponsored by Rep. Jerrold Nadler.
Sharon Kaye 'Cher' Brooks Tree
Plaque Text
Ssenate Parks and Building
Memorial Tree
Quercus palustris
(Pin Oak)
Society of American Foresters Tree
Plaque Text
Senate Parks and Building
Commemorative Tree
Acer rebrum
(Red Maple)
South Carolina Forestry Association Tree
U.S. Capitol Grounds memorial tree for South Carolina Forestry Association planted by Senator Strom Thurmond.
Speaker Thomas Foley Tree
U.S. Capitol Grounds memorial tree planted by Mrs. Heather Foley in honor of Rep. Thomas S. Foley's service as Speaker of the House.
Speaker Tip O'Neill Tree
U.S. Capitol Grounds memorial tree to honor Speaker Thomas Philip "Tip" O'Neill, Jr. sponsored by Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi.
State of Connecticut Tree
U.S. Capitol Grounds commemorative tree for the state of Connecticut sponsored by Rep. Gary A. Franks.
State of Georgia Tree
U.S. Capitol Grounds memorial tree planted by Senator Sam Nunn for the state of Georgia in 1983.
State of Georgia Tree
Plaque Text
Senate Parks and Building
Memorial Tree
Prunus persica 'Bell of Georgia'
(Belle of Georgia Peach)
