President Donald Trump revealed on Sunday that the White House is removing a famous magnolia tree at the residence’s entrance, promising to replace it with another tree in the future.
The president detailed how he is working with the National Park Service to make “enhancements” to the White House, which will include “preserving and protecting History.” Amid these preservation efforts, the White House had to contend with a southern magnolia tree planted by former President Andrew Jackson. The tree came from Jackson’s home in Tennessee.
“The bad news is that everything must come to an end, and this tree is in terrible condition, a very dangerous safety hazard, at the White House Entrance, no less, and must now be removed,” Trump explained in a post on Truth Social. “This process will take place next week, and will be replaced by another, very beautiful tree.”
Trump added that he intends to have the wood from the tree preserved by White House staff, which may be used for “other high and noble purposes!!!”
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The announcement from the president comes after former President Joe Biden planted a southern magnolia outside the White House in May 2022 as part of a Memorial Day ceremony.
According to the National Park Service, the original tree planted by Jackson was in honor of his late wife, Rachel Jackson, who died only a few months before he took the Oval Office in March 1829.