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Melania Trump orders removal of near-200-year-old tree from White House
Newsweak ^ | 12/26/2017 | Sydney Pereira

Posted on 12/26/2017 12:49:20 PM PST by Menehune56

The historic Jackson magnolia has been on the south facade of the White House since the 1800s—making it the oldest on the grounds. But Tuesday, Melania Trump reportedly made the decision to have it removed after tree specialists determined “the overall architecture and structure of the tree is greatly compromised.”

(Excerpt) Read more at newsweek.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: arborist; evil; firstladymelania; flotusmelania; melania; melaniatrump; newsweak; newsweek; notnice; tree; trump; trumpwhitehouse; whitehouse
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To: Uncle Sam 911

yes use the wood for something that would have meaning.


81 posted on 12/26/2017 1:45:33 PM PST by PCPOET7
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To: Menehune56

The decision to take down the tree may have had less to do with the state of the original than the state of the new clone.

These guys know what they are doing.


82 posted on 12/26/2017 1:45:58 PM PST by buffaloguy (Bond arms Cowbot)
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To: the OlLine Rebel

Thing about environuts is that they don’t seem to get it that not even rocks, mountains, oceans, planets and stars go on forever. Even the starlight we see at night traveled millions and billions of light years to our eyes, but the stars that produced the light might no longer exist. The only constant in the universe is change. God designed it that way for His purposes so, although we must be good stewards of his creations on earth, we cannot alter the grand design.


83 posted on 12/26/2017 1:51:09 PM PST by Avalon Memories (The question about.out fighting back is not what average people can to do, but how to do we do it?)
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To: Telepathic Intruder

LoL!


84 posted on 12/26/2017 1:51:09 PM PST by GoldenState_Rose
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To: PCPOET7

One of the Trump sons can make a rifle stock out of it.


85 posted on 12/26/2017 1:51:23 PM PST by Beagle8U (Wake up and smell the Covfef)
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To: Covenantor

seeing it’s MSM, I’ll go with the following:

seeming real or true, but not necessarily so.
“his apparent lack of concern”


86 posted on 12/26/2017 1:51:52 PM PST by stylin19a (Best.Election.of.All-Times.Ever.In.The.History.Of.Ever)
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To: Menehune56

But no outrage about a group of 50 foot “racist” trees that will be removed in Palm Springs for no good reason.

https://nypost.com/2017/12/21/golf-course-removes-racist-trees/


87 posted on 12/26/2017 1:55:22 PM PST by beaversmom
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To: Texas Songwriter
They should take the wood from this tree and make a commemorative knife with handles from this tree - the Jackson knife - and sell it and use the money for the areboretum or white house grounds.
That's a wonderful idea.
88 posted on 12/26/2017 1:55:29 PM PST by Bratch ("The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." - Edmund Burke)
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To: polymuser

Mother Nature isnt picky about how it logs.


89 posted on 12/26/2017 2:02:01 PM PST by crz
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To: Menehune56

Oh the horror....an old tree is being cut down. Impeach Trump!! /sarc


90 posted on 12/26/2017 2:02:39 PM PST by ealgeone
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To: Uncle Sam 911

I wonder what the lumber would look like?


91 posted on 12/26/2017 2:02:58 PM PST by crz
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To: healy61

Cullen would not outlive the Treaty Oak. He died in El Centro, Calif., in 2001 at the age of 57.

http://austinfound.blog.statesman.com/2015/05/06/25-years-later-intrigue-of-poisoned-treaty-oak-remains/


92 posted on 12/26/2017 2:05:42 PM PST by deport
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To: Uncle Sam 911

Just looked, and the lumber from those is really great looking!
Saw it up and make some tables from it and other stuff. They make great cutting boards I guess. Bet the Chef would really like that.


93 posted on 12/26/2017 2:06:45 PM PST by crz
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To: Texas Songwriter

Trump Knives commemorating the cutting out of massive Government


94 posted on 12/26/2017 2:07:47 PM PST by CGASMIA68
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To: faithhopecharity

You mean like the Arborist who actually did make the decision, and who has a ten foot healthy offshoot of the diseased tree (which had to have been started long before the 2016 primaries) ready to plant in it’s place?


95 posted on 12/26/2017 2:08:48 PM PST by MrEdd (Caveat Emptor)
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To: Menehune56

Its dead Jim. :-)


96 posted on 12/26/2017 2:10:46 PM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: Red Badger

Much too slow, IMO. Find someone somewhere in Dixie who owns a large Magnolia tree, and would be willing to have it moved to the WH grounds, and christened “The Donald J. Trump Prosperity Tree”. As to financing the project; it can be done, and I would contribute.


97 posted on 12/26/2017 2:12:55 PM PST by Tucker39 (Read: Psalm 145. The whole psalm.....aloud; as praise to our God.)
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To: yldstrk

It says Melania is concerned about the safety of the press as they stand by the tree when the helicopter takes off. Lol, I wonder if her has the same concerns?


98 posted on 12/26/2017 2:13:13 PM PST by Rusty0604
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To: Menehune56

Years ago Rush was commenting on an old tree that had to be cut down. A few people were going to hold a funeral for it!

Rush said, “Trees are a crop! It’s like holding a funeral for an ear of corn!”


99 posted on 12/26/2017 2:13:42 PM PST by EveningStar (I am a Non-Cultist Trump Supporter.)
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To: Menehune56

They have 8-10 foot offshoots growing nearby? Those are pretty good sized trees. What is everyone getting so bent out of shape about? The tree lives on!


100 posted on 12/26/2017 2:14:43 PM PST by FrdmLvr (“What Happened you ask?...Ma’am, you got your ass kicked.” Bannon)
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