Sugar maple planted at U.S. Capitol to commemorate Badger State

WASHINGTON — Wisconsin’s state tree now has a spot on the U.S. Capitol grounds.

Congressional delegates from the Badger State on Wednesday planted a sugar maple tree to mark Wisconsin’s 175th anniversary on May 29, 2023, of becoming a state. It’s the first tree dedicated to the state on the Capitol grounds.

Congressman Bryan Steil, R-Janesville, led the effort with support from the entire Wisconsin delegation to get the tree planted on the grounds. He wrote a letter to the Office of the Architect of the Capitol. The request was later approved by the House and Senate.

Steil joked this is the “most approved tree” on Capitol grounds, since it took a year to get approval. At the event, U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany thanked Steil for the “tree-mendous” effort in getting the tree planted.

Two other Wisconsin Republicans, Derrick Van Orden of Prairie du Chien and Glenn Grothman of Glenbeulah, joined Steil in celebrating the tree’s planting on Wednesday and its prominent location on Capitol grounds.

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