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)
AOC 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
Quercus petraea
(Irish Oak – Dair Éireannach)
U.S. Capitol Grounds
Commemorative Tree
Acer x freemanii 'marmo'
(Marmo Maple)
U.S. Capitol Grounds
Memorial Tree
Aesculus hippocastanum
(Horse Chestnut)
U.S. Capitol Grounds
Memorial Tree
Ginkgo biloba
(Maidenhair Tree)
U.S. Capitol Grounds
Commemorative Tree
Acer saccharum
(Sugar Maple)
U.S. Capitol Grounds
Commemorative Tree
Acer saccharinum blairi
(Blair Maple)
Site of two varieties: Yoshino (Prunus x yeodoensis) and Japanese flowering (Prunus serrulata).