Categories: Gardens in Washington, D.

Apr 30, President Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron joined in planting a symbolic oak sapling on the South Lawn of the White House last week.

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By the weekend, it Estimated Reading Time: 4 mins. Jun 10, The small European oak tree that French President Emmanuel Macron and US President Donald Trump planted on the White House lawn last year has withered and died.

Apr 29, A tree given as a gift to Donald Trump by Emmanuel Macron has disappeared days after being bushfelling.barted Reading Time: 2 mins. Apr 30, The French ambassador to the U.S. Gérard Araud stepped in to quell speculation on Twitter, explaining that the tree has only been removed temporarily for a period of quarantine in keeping with a mandatory practice of imported plants.

It is in quarantine which is mandatory for any living organism imported to the bushfelling.bar: Jordyn Phelps. Jun 10, The tree was removed by American authorities a few days after it was planted to be placed in quarantine like any other agricultural import to the USA.

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