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- Washington Elm trees grown from the original.
 
By Gary Nigh, November 2007
The Washington Elm is now the Washington Dogwood.
SHOWN IN SOURCE-SPECIFIED ORDER
1 ► New Jersey, Mercer County, Trenton, Downtown — Washington Elm —
(original marker:) Washington first took command of the American Army under the grandparent of this elm at Cambridge, Mass. July 3, 1775. Raised and presented by Maryland D.A.R. Marked by New Jersey D.A.R. This tree is planted as . . . — — Map (db m4179) HM
2 ► Georgia, Sumter County, Americus — Washington Elm Tree —
The tree was grown from a branch of the original “Washington Elm” under which George Washington was sworn in as Commander of the Continental Army at Cambridge, Mass. in 1775. Donated to the people of Americus and Sumter County by John H. Gray, . . . — — Map (db m155680) HM
3 ► Alabama, Montgomery County, Montgomery — Washington Elm Tree —
Washington took command of the American Army under grandparent of this elm, Cambridge, Mass., July 3, 1775 Raised and given by Maryland D.A.R. and Alice Paret Dorsey as part of 200th anniversary of birth of Washington, . . . — — Map (db m155635) HM
4 ► Oklahoma, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma City, Central Oklahoma City — George Washington Elm Tree —
Washington first took command of the American Army under the Grandparent of this Elm at Cambridge, Mass. July 3, 1775. Raised and presented by Maryland D.A.R., marked by Oklahoma D.A.R., this tree is planted as part of the 200th Anniversary . . . — — Map (db m155636) HM
5 ► Washington, King County, Seattle, Northeast Seattle — Scion of the Washington Elm — Cambridge, Mass. —
. . . — — Map (db m273167) HM
 
 
 
 
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Oct. 10, 2026