File:Chinese Mahogany (9445157720).jpg

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Description This recent planting was propagated from root cuttings from a larger parent that was declining in health and growing into the structure of the Summerhouse, even though the southeast corner of the roof and brick wall below were reduced years ago to allow the tree to continue to grow and expand. This is a rare example of tree preservation where the building is sacrificed to benefit a living tree. The Chinese Mahogany was chosen because it has sort of a tropical exotic look which landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted desired for the Summerhouse landscape and to provide a more open and interesting dappled shade. Aside from its use in furniture making this tree is used in traditional Chinese medicine and extracts have shown to have anti-cancer properties.
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Public domain This image is a work of an employee of the Architect of the Capitol, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, all images created or made by the Architect of the Capitol are in the public domain in the United States. Architect of the Capitol logo
This image was originally posted to Flickr by USCapitol at https://flickr.com/photos/65191584@N07/9445157720. It was reviewed on 30 July 2015 by FlickreviewR and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the United States Government Work.

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