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Anne Frank Tree
        
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Materials
    Horse Chestnut

Year
    2014

Location
      
Capitol Square, S.W.

U.S. Capitol Grounds

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Text of the Plaque

U.S. Capitol Grounds
Memorial Tree

*Aesculus hippocastanum*
(Horse Chestnut)

Sponsored by
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz

To Honor Anne Frank

NO ONE NEED WAIT;
START RIGHT NOW TO IMPROVE THE WORLD

April 30, 2014

Honoree Details

Jewish teenager Anne Frank and her family went into hiding to flee Nazi persecution during World War II. "The Diary of Anne Frank," with her thoughts, wishes and experiences from that time has gone on to be read by millions.

Tree Details

This tree was grown from a sapling of the original horse chestnut tree that grew behind the Anne Frank residence in Amsterdam. This type of tree is widely used ornamentally in its native Europe because of its large showy flowers. It was formerly a popular large tree in the eastern United States, but is not as popular today as it requires a large property and it is afflicted with a leaf blotch disease that amounts to a significant cosmetic problem.
          
    
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    Tree planted for Anne Frank in memoriam.
    The Anne Frank tree on the U.S. Capitol grounds in spring.

The Anne Frank tree on the U.S. Capitol grounds in spring.
    The Anne Frank tree on the U.S. Capitol grounds in summer.

The Anne Frank tree on the U.S. Capitol grounds in summer.
    The Anne Frank tree on the U.S. Capitol grounds in winter.

The Anne Frank tree on the U.S. Capitol grounds in winter.

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          Tree planted for Anne Frank in memoriam.
      The Anne Frank tree on the U.S. Capitol grounds in spring.
      The Anne Frank tree on the U.S. Capitol grounds in summer.
      The Anne Frank tree on the U.S. Capitol grounds in winter. Serve. Preserve. Inspire.

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