The tree was planted with seeds from a tree at The Hermitage, Jackson’s home in Tennessee, to honor his late wife, Rachel, who died just months before Jackson took office. Efforts have been made for ...

The magnolia tree, which is situated off the White House's south side, is deteriorating and thus will be removed, Trump stated on his ... Andrew Jackson took office in 1829, the two magnolia trees ...

A magnolia tree said to be planted by President Andrew Jackson ... El Salvador Jackson is said to have planted the tree on the South Lawn of the White House to honor the memory of his late wife ...

At age 13, Andrew ... Jackson. Suffering from heart trouble, Rachel Jackson died on December 22, 1828, a few months before her husband’s inauguration. A man of fiery temper, Jackson blamed his ...

“folklore tells us” that President Andrew Jackson brought the tree’s seeds from his home near Nashville, Tennessee. The seeds apparently were planted in honor of his wife Rachel, who died ...

Andrew, then thirteen years old, joined the local militia as a patriot courier. At fifteen years of age, Jackson and his other brother, Robert, were captured by the British in 1781. Jackson’s face was ...

(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File ... the original tree planted by Jackson was in honor of his late wife, Rachel Jackson, who died only a few months before he took the Oval Office in March 1829.