Officially Designated Tree List In 1970, the University instituted an annual tradition of planting a tree to honor an individual who has made significant and lasting contributions to the design, planning and maintenance of the Grounds. Planted in a public ceremony presided over by the University President on Founder's Day, the tree is a living memorial celebrating the legacy of an individual in the landscape. The task of selecting the Founder's Day tree honoree, tree species and location is given to the Arboretum and Landscape Committee, who forwards this recommendation to the President's Office. Following is a list of officially designated memorial trees: James Monroe    Juglans nigra- Black Walnut Edwin A. Alderman   Quercus palustris- Pin Oak William H. McGuffey  Fraxinus americana biltmoreana- Biltmore Ash William Abbott Pratt   Ginkgo biloba- Maidenhair Tree William Abbott Pratt*   Acer saccharinum- Silver Maple William Mallet*    Fagus sylvatica purpurea- Purple Beech George Frederick Holmes   Gymnocladus dioicus-Kentucky Coffee Tree John Staige Davis I*   Pyrus communis- Common Pear William Alexander Lambeth  Phellodendron amurense- Amur Corktree Francis Harris Abbott   Acer saccharum 'Legacy'- Legacy Sugar Maple Francis Harris Abbott   Fraxinus mmericana- White Ash Ladley Husted   Metasequoia glyptostroboides- Dawn Redwood Edwin Morris Betts*   Sciadopitys verticillata- Umbrella Pine Allan Talbott Gwathmey Fagus sylvatica ' Riversii'- Riversii Copper Beech Green Peyton*   Pinus griffithii- Himalayan Pine Benjamin Franklin Dewees Runk  Thuja occidentalis- Eastern Arborvitae Walter Merritt Seward  Pinus strobus- Eastern White Pine Walter Merritt Seward  Pinus taeda- Loblolly Pine Frank Hartman   Acer saccharinum 'Laciniatum'- Laciniatum Cut Leaf Silver Maple Jesse Wakefield Beams   Zelkova serrata- Village Green Zelkova Guy Estes    Pinus palustris- Longleaf Pine W. Ralph Singleton   Picea pungens glauca- Colorado Blue Spruce Ben Howland    Fraxinus americana - Rosehill Ash Mrs. Elizabeth Jeffress   Quercus michauxii- Swamp Chestnut Oak Mr. & Mrs Frank L. Hereford   Fraxinus americana 'Autumn Purple'-Autumn Purple Ash Dumas Malone    Paulownia tomentosa- Royal Paulownia Wilson Walker Cowen   Magnolia virginiana- Sweetbay Magnolia Vincent Shea    Platanus occidentalis- Sycamore Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. O'Neil   Fraxinus americana- White Ash Werner K. Sensbach   Quercus palustris- Pin Oak William Odum    Liriodendron tulipifera- Tulip Poplar Thomas Jefferson    Quercus alba- White Oak, "Jupiter" Thomas Jefferson    Liriodendron tulipifera- Tulip Poplar, "Juno" Mrs. Frederic W. Scott   Platanus occidentalis- Sycamore William D. Middleton   Platanus occidentalis- Sycamore Edgar Finley Shannon   Fraxinus pennsylvanica- Green Ash Meade Palmer    Davidia involucrata- Dove Tree Joseph Bosserman    Quercus phellos- Willow Oak Harry W. Porter   Fraxinus profunda- Pumpkin Ash Marion Lee Stuart Cochran   Stewartia monadelpha- Tall Stewartia Frederick D. Nichols   Acer saccharum 'Majesty'- Majesty Sugar Maple Alden Hopkins    Cornus florida 'Rubra'- Pink Flowering Dogwood (2) Larry Steward & Jeffery Ertel   Magnolia grandiflora "Greenback"- Magnolia (2) Ernest H. Ern   Quercus alba- White Oak Andrew Ruppel Quercus macrocarpa- Bur Oak Frank Hill Quercus alba- White Oak Hovey Dabney Fraxinus americana- White Ash Murray Howard Fraxinus americana- White Ash John Blackburn Fraxinus americana 'Autumn Purple'- Autumn Purple White Ash Mark E. Fletcher Acer saccharum 'Legacy'- 'Legacy' Sugar Maple Leonard Sandridge Acer saccharum 'Legacy'- 'Legacy' Sugar Maple Mario di Valmarana Acer saccharum 'Celebration'- 'Celebration' Sugar Maple *tree no longer existing

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