Oh, that’s not just any tree 🌳 At the center of our FC Cleveland crest stands a 350+ year-old American sycamore in CVNP a designated Moses Cleaveland tree, nicknamed the Die Hard Tree.
Photos by Chad Cochran 📸
It was already long standing when the city was founded in 1796; it’s been through our every era, every season of change.
Decades ago, its top was blown off with dynamite because it threatened a nearby road. The blast left behind a heart-shaped hollow trunk. But the tree didn’t die.
New shoots grew. Branches reached skyward. It keeps finding new ways to grow.
That felt like Cleveland to us.
That’s how the Die Hard Tree became the heart of our crest. Its design draws from the Tree of Life archetype, the branching lines of family trees and genealogies, and the gilded geometry of art deco that defines so much of Cleveland’s golden era architecture.
A symbol of roots, resilience and renewal.
From our Cleveland roots, we rise.
Canada is Ohio’s top foreign trade partner: we export $21.4 billion annually in Ohio-made goods to this strong ally. Ohio imports around $18 billion from Canada. Trump’s trade war and irresponsible tariffs will significantly hurt Ohio farmers, businesses, and consumers.
On my lapel I wear a pin depicting a canary in a birdcage, given to me decades ago by a steelworker at a Workers’ Memorial Day rally in Lorain.
At the turn of the last century, coal miners took the canary down into the mines with them to warn them of poisonous gasses, because in those days, they didn’t have a union strong enough or a government that cared enough to look out for them.
When I first came to the Senate, I wore the official Senate pin for a couple of days, but it didn’t feel right. So I took it off and I put my canary pin back on. I’ve worn it every day since, and I’m not taking it off.
I will always believe that when you love this country, you fight for the people who make it work. I will never give up that fight.