Donald & Melania Trump - October Glory Maple

Mike and Karen Pence shovel dirt while Donald and Melania Trump look on.

Courtesy Donald J. Trump Presidential Library and Museum / NARA

Acer rubrum ‘October Glory’ 

April 22, 2020

President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump planted an October Glory maple tree on the South Grounds outside the Oval Office on April 22, 2020. Vice President Mike Pence and Second Lady Karen Pence also participated in the planting. This tree commemorates both Arbor Day and Earth Day.

 
A maple tree in front of a hedge.
Trump "October glory" maple (2023)

NPS / Kelsey Graczyk

A bronze plaque labels the Trump Morning Glory Maple.
Trump "October glory" maple commemorative plaque.

NPS / Kelsey Graczyk

A maple tree in spring with flowers on it giving it a yellowish hue.
Trump "October glory" maple in spring (2025).

NPS / Kelsey Graczyk

 

 

Last updated: May 28, 2025

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