200 year old Magnolia planted by Andrew Jackson

[imapseudonym]

It is apparently beyond saving and scheduled to be cut.

http://thehill.com/homenews/administrati...-to-be-cut

Hope they do something interesting with the wood.

[TomFromStLouis]

Doesn't look like there even is much wood. If there is, magnolia is much like a slightly higher grade tulip poplar, in other words, not very special.

[srv52761]

The wood as wood probably not worth much, but the history and stories that would go with it.....

[fixtureman]

I wonder if they could use a sucker or seeds to grow a new one.

[Large Wooden Badger]

They do have seedlings from it to plant

[TGW]

They do have seedlings from it to plant

Compared to the famous oak of Gernika (with a history going back to the 15th century) and a number of ancient English oaks it doesn't have very much historical pedigree...... but of cause it would be great if they can plant a seedling of this tree and make it grow in memory of a long gone man who did his best as a leader for his people.

[MichaelMouse]

Compared to the famous oak of Gernika (with a history going back to the 15th century) and a number of ancient English oaks it doesn't have very much historical pedigree...... but of cause it would be great if they can plant a seedling of this tree and make it grow in memory of a long gone man who did his best as a leader for his people.

"His best" was arguably worse than enslavement of blacks.  

http://www.history.com/topics/native-ame...l-of-tears

[Admiral]

"His best" was arguably worse than enslavement of blacks.  

http://www.history.com/topics/native-ame...l-of-tears

Interesting.  I forgot about that.  But he's still on the $20 bill.

[Stwood_]

Shame that the old trees have to be taken down, but everything has a life span.

[Woodworm!]

Shame that the old trees have to be taken down, but everything has a life span.

Unfortunately some crazy guy a few years back, crashed his car into it. Tree lived car didn't.