Donald Trump, in the Garden of the White House, April 8, 2025. Photo source: White House / X
US President Donald Trump planted a tree in the white house gardens on Tuesday, called “Maganolia”, a name that reflects the Republican slogan, “Make America Great Again,” writes AFP.
The shrub replaces the oldest tree in the American presidential residence, another magnolia planted almost two centuries ago by a distant predecessor of the Republican billionaire, President Andrew Jackson, notes Agerpres.
The old tree was “in very bad condition” and had become dangerous, explained the current leader from the White House last month.
The journalists did not have access to planting the new tree, but the White House broadcast pictures with the president digging with a gold shovel.
President Trump Plants a New Descendant Salang of the Historic “Jackson Magnolia.” The White House Remark Committed to the Stewardship and Preserving of Historic Grounds.
“We have a Beautiful Tree Now in the White House.” – @Potus 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/0wa8shwye2
– The White House (@whitehouse) April 8, 2025
Most US presidents have planted memorial trees in the white house gardens since the 1870s, according to the National Park Service.
