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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U.S. Capitol Grounds Memorial Tree Ilex opaca (American Holly) planted for 25th Anniversary of the Page School Class of 1957 June 12, 1982

Page School Class of 1957 25th Anniversary Tree

Text of the Plaque

U.S. Capitol Grounds
Memorial Tree

Ilex opaca
(American Holly)

Page School Class of 1982 Tree

Text of the Plaque

U.S. Capitol Grounds
Memorial Tree

Ilex opaca
(American Holly)

Vietnam Veterans of Minnesota Tree

Text on the Plaque

U.S. Capitol Grounds
Memorial Tree

Quercus alba
(White Oak)

South Carolina Forestry Association Tree

Text on the Plaque

U.S. Capitol Grounds
Memorial Tree

Representative William Colmer Tree

Text on Plaque

U.S. Capitol Grounds
Memorial Tree

Magnolia grandiflora
(Southern Magnolia)

U.S. Capitol Grounds Commemorative Tree. Liriodendron tulipfera (Tulip Tree). Sponsored by: Senator Charles C. McMathias. To Honor the Maryland Liberty Tree Seedling. Planted on March 27, 1978. Replanted on December 4, 2001.

Liberty Tree

Text of the Plaque

U.S. Capitol Grounds
Commemorative Tree

Liriodendron tulipifera
(Tulip Tree)

State of Maryland Tree

Text on the Plaque

U.S. Capitol Grounds
Memorial Tree

Quercus alba var. wye
(Wye Oak)

Idaho Federation of Women's Clubs Memorial Tree

Text on the Plaque

U.S. Capitol Grounds
Memorial Tree

Pinus strobus
(White Pine)

Mrs. Richard Nixon Tree

Text on the Plaque

U.S. Capitol Grounds

Magnolia grandiflora
(Southern Magnolia)