Frances Folsom Cleveland – Japanese Threadleaf Maple

First Lady Frances Folsom Cleveland

Library of Congress

Acer palmatum var. dissectum ‘Ornatum’

1893

In 1893 First Lady Frances Folsom Cleveland planted a pair of Japanese threadleaf maple trees on the southern panel of the South Grounds. Today, only the west tree survives as the east was replaced in 1978 with a new tree planted by First Lady Rosalynn Carter.

 

Frances Folsom Cleveland Japanese Threadleaf Maple (2025)

NPS / Kelsey Graczyk

Japanese threadleaf maple commemorative plaque

NPS / Kelsey Graczyk

 

White House

Commemorative Tree Plantings