Grounds Features

Architect of the Capitol 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.

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People of Wisconsin Tree

Text of the Plaque

U.S. Capitol Grounds
Commemorative Tree

Acer saccharum 'Legacy'
(Legacy Sugar Maple)

Senate Librarian Leona Faust Tree

Text of the Plaque

U.S. Capitol Grounds
Memorial Tree

Ulmus Americana 'Jefferson'
(Jefferson American Elm)

Frederick Law Olmsted Sr. Tree

Text of the Plaque

U.S. Capitol Grounds
Memorial Tree

New Hampshire Congressional Delegation at the tree planting ceremony on April 28, 2022.

People of New Hampshire Tree

Text of the Plaque

U.S. Capitol Grounds
Commemorative Tree

Nyssa sylvatica
(Black Gum)

District of Columbia Tree

Text of the Plaque

U.S. Capitol Grounds
Commemorative Tree

Liriodendron tulipifera
(Tulip Poplar)

People standing on either side of a tree.

George H.W. Bush Tree

Text of the Plaque

U.S. Capitol Grounds
Commemorative Tree

Ulmus glabra
(Scotch Elm)

Senator Frank Lautenberg Tree

Text on the Plaque

U.S. Capitol Grounds
Memorial Tree

Quercus rubra
(Red Oak)

People standing holding shovels around a tree.

Fulbright 70th Anniversary Tree

Text of the Plaque

U.S. Capitol Grounds
Commemorative Tree

Ulmus americana
(American Elm)

100th Anniversary of Ireland's 1916 Easter Rising Tree

Text of the Plaque

U.S. Capitol Grounds
Memorial Tree

Quercus petraea
(Irish Oak – Dair Éireannach)