Together with the White House Grounds team and the National Park Service, arborists took down the Jackson Southern Magnolia tree over safety concerns on Monday. A new tree is going up.

The White House will remove from its property a magnolia tree planted nearly 200 years ago with seeds said to have been brought from former President Jackson’s home in Tennessee. Presiden… ...

The new sapling planted this week is a “direct descendant” of the original magnolia tree, according to the White House. The 12-year-old tree was grown at the National Park Service Greenhouse ...

Workers remove a magnolia tree believed to have been planted by former President Andrew Jackson, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, April 7, 2025. (Pool via AP) ...