Representative Marlin Olmsted Tree
Text on the Plaque
U.S. Capitol Grounds
Memorial Tree
Quercus palustris
(Pin Oak)
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.
Browse the highlights below or learn more about the trees on campus.
Senator Gallinger Sr. Tree
Text on the Plaque
U.S. Capitol Grounds
Memorial Tree
Quercus heterophylla
(Hybrid Oak)
Olmsted Northern Red Oak
There is one original northern red oak tree still living on the U.S. Capitol campus today.
Garfield Monument
The sculptural monument to President James A. Garfield by John Quincy Adams Ward (1830-1910), cast by The Henry-Bonnard Co.
Olmsted Tuliptree
Tulip trees were the second most frequently planted tree in the U.S. Capitol Grounds landscape by Frederick Law Olmsted, after London plane trees, with 78 individual trees.
Peace Monument
The white marble Peace Monument was erected in 1877-1878 to commemorate the naval deaths at sea during the Civil War.
Olmsted Jujube
Although no official records exist of the origination of the U.S. Capitol jujubes, it is believed that the current specimens originated from the founding U.S.
Olmsted Osage Orange
With its gnarly, flaky light bark, thorny zig-zag branches and grapefruit-sized green pimply fruit, the Osage orange tree appears on the U.S.
Olmsted Japanese Pagoda
Also called the Chinese scholar tree, the Japanese pagoda can be identified by its oval leaflets, gray-brown bark and shiny green twigs.