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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Person holding a shovel near a tree.

Blair Centennial Tree

Text of the Plaque

U.S. Capitol Grounds
Commemorative Tree

Acer saccharinum 'blairi'
(Blair Maple)

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Lady Bird Johnson Tree

Text of the Plaque

U.S. Capitol Grounds
Memorial Tree

Cornus kousa
(Chinese Kousa Dogwood)

Giant Sequoia with the U.S. Capitol in the background.

Chief Sequoyah Tree

Text of the Plaque

U.S. Capitol Grounds
Commemorative Tree

Sequoia gigantea
(Giant Sequoia)

Plaque that reads: U.S. Capitol Grounds Memorial Tree Liriodendron tulipifera (Yellow poplar) planted by Congressman Charles A. Halleck (Ind.) June 11, 1961

State of Indiana Tree

Text on the Plaque

U.S. Capitol Grounds
Memorial Tree

Liriodendron tulipifera
(Yellow Poplar)

Plaque that reads: U.S. Capitol Grounds  Memorial Tree   Acer rubrum  (Red Maple)   planted by  Senator Leverett Saltonstall (Mass.)   April 28, 1954

Senator Saltonstall Tree

Text on the Plaque

U.S. Capitol Grounds 
Memorial Tree
 
Acer rubrum 
(Red Maple)
 
planted by