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Pecan tree near Peace Circle.

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Pecan Trees

By Sarah Davis
| July 20, 2020
Pecan. Carya illinoinensis. The pecan is native to the south-central part of the United States and usually found naturally growing in lowlands. When the native tree is planted as a horticultural specimen in this area we find that the fruits are poorly formed or are smaller than what we see in the
U.S. Capitol Grounds Memorial Tree  Quercus alba (White Oak)  Honoring the Vietnam Veterans of Minnesota  planted by Representative Arlen Erdahl  May 11, 1982

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Vietnam Veterans of Minnesota Tree

By Sarah Davis
| July 20, 2020
Text on the Plaque U.S. Capitol Grounds Memorial Tree Quercus alba (White Oak) Honoring the Vietnam Veterans of Minnesota planted by Representative Arlen Erdahl May 11, 1982
U.S. Capitol Grounds Commemorative Tree  Quercus Virginiana (Toomer’s Corner Oak Scion)  To Commemorate Auburn University’s Toomer’s Corner Oak  sponsored by Rep. Dennis Ross  May 13, 2011

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Toomer's Corner Oak Tree

By Sarah Davis
| July 20, 2020
Text on the Plaque U.S. Capitol Grounds Commemorative Tree Quercus Virginiana (Toomer’s Corner Oak Scion) To Commemorate Auburn University’'s Toomer's Corner Oak sponsored by Rep. Dennis Ross May 13, 2011
U.S. Capitol Grounds Memorial Tree  Acer platanoides ‘emerald queen’ (Norway Maple var. Emerald Queen)  In Memory of Susie Skelton Wife of Rep. Ike Skelton of Missouri  Planted by House Leader Nancy Pelosi  October 20, 2005

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Susie Skelton Tree

By Sarah Davis
| July 20, 2020
Text on the Plaque U.S. Capitol Grounds Memorial Tree Acer platanoides 'emerald queen' (Norway Maple var. Emerald Queen) In Memory of Susie Skelton Wife of Rep. Ike Skelton of Missouri Planted by House Leader Nancy Pelosi October 20, 2005

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State of Massachusetts Tree

By Sarah Davis
| July 20, 2020
Text on the Plaque U.S. Capitol Grounds Memorial Tree Ulmus americana 'libertas' (Liberty Elm) planted by Sen. Edward M. Kennedy To Honor the State of Massachusetts October 22, 1993
We already have the sound of the fork resonating, which we can lay over a photo of the fork itself.

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State of Maryland Tree

By Sarah Davis
| July 20, 2020
Text on the Plaque U.S. Capitol Grounds Memorial Tree Quercus alba var. wye (Wye Oak) planted by Senator J. Glenn Beall, Jr. For State of Maryland April 5, 1976

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State of Kansas Tree

By Sarah Davis
| July 20, 2020
Text on the Plaque U.S. Capitol Grounds Memorial Tree Acer rubrum (Red Maple) planted by Senator Nancy L. Kassebaum To Honor the State of Kansas November 25, 1996
U.S. Capitol Grounds Memorial Tree  Liriodendron tulipifera (Yellow poplar)  planted by  Congressman Charles A. Halleck (Ind.)  June 11, 1961

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State of Indiana Tree

By Sarah Davis
| July 20, 2020
Text on the Plaque U.S. Capitol Grounds Memorial Tree Liriodendron tulipifera (Yellow poplar) planted by Congressman Charles A. Halleck (Ind.) June 11, 1961
U.S. Capitol Grounds Memorial Tree  Cornus florida (Flowering Dogwood)  planted by  Senator Sam Nunn For State of Georgia  March 11, 1983

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State of Georgia Tree

By Sarah Davis
| July 20, 2020
Text on the Plaque U.S. Capitol Grounds Memorial Tree Cornus florida (Flowering Dogwood) planted by Senator Sam Nunn For State of Georgia March 11, 1983
U.S. Capitol Grounds Commemorative Tree  Quercus alba white oak (The Charter Oak)  To Commemorate the State of Connecticut  sponsored by Rep. Gary A. Franks  Dedicated November 17, 1993 Replanted November 2007

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State of Connecticut Tree

By Sarah Davis
| July 20, 2020
Text on the Plaque U.S. Capitol Grounds Commemorative Tree Quercus alba white oak (The Charter Oak) To Commemorate the State of Connecticut sponsored by Rep. Gary A. Franks Dedicated November 17, 1993 Replanted November 2007
U.S. Capitol Grounds Memorial Tree  Quercus palustris (Pin Oak)  To Honor Speaker Thomas Philip “Tip” O’Neill, Jr.  sponsored by Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi  November 14, 2012

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Speaker Tip O'Neill Tree

By Sarah Davis
| July 20, 2020
Text on the Plaque U.S. Capitol Grounds Memorial Tree Quercus palustris (Pin Oak) To Honor Speaker Thomas Philip "Tip" O'Neill, Jr. sponsored by Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi November 14, 2012
U.S. Capitol Grounds Memorial Tree  Acer saccharum (Sugar Maple)  planted by  Mrs. Heather Foley In Honor of Rep. Thomas S. Foley’s Service as Speaker of the House  December 22, 1994

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Speaker Thomas Foley Tree

By Sarah Davis
| July 20, 2020
Text on the Plaque U.S. Capitol Grounds Memorial Tree Acer saccharum (Sugar Maple) planted by Mrs. Heather Foley In Honor of Rep. Thomas S. Foley's Service as Speaker of the House December 22, 1994
U.S. Capitol Grounds Commemorative Tree  Ulmus procera (English Elm)  To Honor Speaker Joseph W. Martin, Jr.  July 8, 1954

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Speaker Joseph Martin Tree

By Sarah Davis
| July 20, 2020
Text on the Plaque U.S. Capitol Grounds Commemorative Tree Ulmus procera (English Elm) To Honor Speaker Joseph W. Martin, Jr. July 8, 1954
U.S. Capitol Grounds Commemorative Tree  Acer saccharum (Sugar Maple)  To Honor Speaker John W. McCormack  June 11, 1964

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Speaker John McCormack Tree

By Sarah Davis
| July 20, 2020
Text on the Plaque U.S. Capitol Grounds Commemorative Tree Acer saccharum (Sugar Maple) To Honor Speaker John W. McCormack June 11, 1964

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South Carolina Forestry Association Tree

By Sarah Davis
| July 20, 2020
Text on the Plaque U.S. Capitol Grounds Memorial Tree Liriodendron tulipifera (Tulip Tree) planted by Senator Strom Thurmond (S.C.) For South Carolina Forestry Association May 26, 1981

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Senator Willard Saulsbury Tree

By Sarah Davis
| July 20, 2020
Text on the Plaque U.S. Capitol Grounds Memorial Tree Hicoria alba (Carya Tomentosa) (White Hickory) In Memory of Senator Willard Saulsbury of Delaware April 8, 1918

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Senator Thomas P. Gore Tree

By Sarah Davis
| July 20, 2020
Text on the Plaque U.S. Capitol Grounds Memorial Tree Quercus prinus Chestnut Oak In Memory of Senator Thomas P. Gore April 16, 1949

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Senator Saltonstall Tree

By Sarah Davis
| July 20, 2020
Text on the Plaque U.S. Capitol Grounds Memorial Tree Acer rubrum (Red Maple) planted by Senator Leverett Saltonstall (Mass.) April 28, 1954
U.S. Capitol Grounds Commemorative Tree  Juglans nigra (Black Walnut)  To Honor Senator Jack Miller  May 3, 1965

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Senator Jack Miller Tree

By Sarah Davis
| July 20, 2020
Text on the Plaque U.S. Capitol Grounds Commemorative Tree Juglans nigra (Black Walnut) To Honor Senator Jack Miller May 3, 1965
U.S. Capitol Grounds Memorial Tree  Ulmus americana ‘liberty’ (Liberty Elm)  planted by NO GREATER LOVE & SEN. JOHN McCAIN  to honor Senator J. Robert Kerrey Medal of Honor Recipient U.S. Navy Seal  April 23, 1999

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Senator J. Robert Kerrey Tree

By Sarah Davis
| July 20, 2020
Text on the Plaque U.S. Capitol Grounds Memorial Tree Ulmus americana 'liberty' (Liberty Elm) planted by NO GREATER LOVE & SEN. JOHN McCAIN to honor Senator J. Robert Kerrey Medal of Honor Recipient U.S. Navy Seal April 23, 1999

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Senator Gallinger Sr. Tree

By Sarah Davis
| July 20, 2020
Text on the Plaque U.S. Capitol Grounds Memorial Tree Quercus heterophylla (Hybrid Oak) planted by Senator Jacob H. Gallinger (N.H.) April 30, 1912
U.S. CAPITOL GROUNDS MEMORIAL TREE, QUERCUS RUBRA, RED OAK, TO HONOR THE SERVICE OF SENATOR FRANK LAUTENBERG, Sponsored by Senator Cory A. Booker, May 11, 2017

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Senator Frank Lautenberg Tree

By Sarah Davis
| July 20, 2020
Text on the Plaque U.S. CAPITOL GROUNDS MEMORIAL TREE QUERCUS RUBRA RED OAK TO HONOR THE SERVICE OF SENATOR FRANK LAUTENBERG Sponsored by Sen. Cory A. Booker May 11, 2017

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Senator Everett Dirksen Tree

By Sarah Davis
| July 20, 2020
Text on the Plaque U.S. Capitol Grounds Memorial Tree Quercus palustris (Pin Oak) Dedicated to and Planted by Senator Everett M. Dirksen State of Illinois June 4, 1969
U.S. Capitol Grounds Memorial Tree  Tilia cordata (Littleleaf Linden)  In Memory of  Senator Edward Zorinsky (Nebr.)  July 14, 1987

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Senator Edward Zorinsky Tree

By Sarah Davis
| July 20, 2020
Text on the Plaque U.S. Capitol Grounds Memorial Tree Tilia cordata (Littleleaf Linden) In Memory of Senator Edward Zorinsky (Nebr.) July 14, 1987

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Senator Byrd's 80th Birthday Tree

By Sarah Davis
| July 20, 2020
Text on the Plaque U.S. Capitol Grounds Memorial Tree Quercus alba (White Oak) sponsored by Sen. Tom Daschle To Honor Sen. Robert C. Byrd on His Eightieth Birthday November 25, 1997

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Samuel Thomas Barnes IV Memorial Tree

By Sarah Davis
| July 20, 2020
Text on the Plaque U.S. Capitol Grounds Memorial Tree Ouercus alba (White Oak) In memory of Samuel Thomas Barnes IV Sponsored by Senator Richard Shelby Planted on November 25, 1996
U.S. Capitol Grounds Memorial Tree  Magnolia grandiflora (Southern Magnolia)  In Commemoration of the Honorable William M. Colmer  December 15, 1980

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Representative William Colmer Tree

By Sarah Davis
| July 20, 2020
Text on Plaque U.S. Capitol Grounds Memorial Tree Magnolia grandiflora (Southern Magnolia) In Commemoration of the Honorable William M. Colmer December 15, 1980
U.S. Capitol Grounds Memorial Tree  Fraxinus pennsylvanica ‘summit’ (Summit Ash)  Sponsored by Representative Bob Weygand  In Memory of Rep. Walter Capps  May 21, 1998

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Representative Walter Capps Tree

By Sarah Davis
| July 20, 2020
Text on the Plaque U.S. Capitol Grounds Memorial Tree Fraxinus pennsylvanica ‘summit’ (Summit Ash) Sponsored by Representative Bob Weygand In Memory of Rep. Walter Capps May 21, 1998
U.S. Capitol Grounds Memorial Tree  Quercus palustris (Pin Oak)  To Honor Representative Marlin E. Olmsted (Pa.)  1913

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Representative Marlin Olmsted Tree

By Sarah Davis
| July 20, 2020
Text on the Plaque U.S. Capitol Grounds Memorial Tree Quercus palustris (Pin Oak) To Honor Representative Marlin E. Olmsted (Pa.) 1913
U.S. Capitol Grounds Memorial Tree  Fagus grandiflora (American Beech)  planted by  Representative Joseph Walsh (Mass.)  April 15, 1920

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Representative Joseph Walsh Tree

By Sarah Davis
| July 20, 2020
Text on the Plaque U.S. Capitol Grounds Memorial Tree Fagus grandiflora (American Beech) planted by Representative Joseph Walsh (Mass.) April 15, 1920

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