[BunnySlippers]

The previous article I read on another site said they had been trying to figure out ways to save it for “decades” so Melania did not order it removed.

[virgil]

They have been growing healthy off shoots of the same tree that are now 10’ tall. It will be replaced with one of those.

[rdcbn]

Not only have they been trying to preserve the tree for decades, they cultivated a replacement tree from cuttings a number of years ago

The replacement has now grown to be over 10 feet tall and is ready to replace its parent as soon as the old tree has been found to be unsalvageable

This replacement plan has been in place since long before Obama took office

Sadly, the old tree is finally at the end of its days but the new replacement has grown large enough to replace it