A historic tree at the White House will meet the end of its lifespan soon – but an expert says that's not necessarily a bad thing. On Sunday, President Donald Trump announced that he plans to ...

"One of the interesting dilemmas is a tree planted many years ago by the Legendary President and General, Andrew Jackson," Trump described. "It is a Southern Magnolia, that came from his home ...

(The Hill) – A new sapling is putting down roots at the White House, following the removal of a historic tree named for former President Andrew Jackson ... one of the southern magnolia trees ...

The southern magnolia stands near the curved ... “folklore tells us” that President Andrew Jackson brought the tree’s seeds from his home near Nashville, Tennessee. It was apparently planted ...