The riveting mystery of the missing oak tree planted by President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron at the White House has been solved.
Americans – and French citizens – can now breathe a sigh of relief.
But many may not have even known there was a mystery at all, following the apparent disappearance of the sapling that was ceremonially planted by the two leaders and their wives last week during the state visit of France’s president.
Pres. Trump and French Pres. Macron plant a tree on the South Lawn of the White House ahead of tonight’s State Dinner. https://t.co/wIj2Kbd0QM pic.twitter.com/bF9Ae3qZd4
— ABC News (@ABC) April 23, 2018
A gift from the people of France, the tree planted on the White House lawn originally grew at the site of World War I’s Battle of Belleau Wood, near the Marne River in France, in which thousands of American soldiers died in 1918 fighting a German offensive. The European sessile oak is about four feet and five inches tall and five to 10 years old, according to CNN.
A few days after the planting, the tree had vanished.
A mystery is brewing at the White House about what happened to the oak tree that President Donald Trump and French leader Emmanuel Macron recently planted there: https://t.co/XT3RBHWPNW
— AP Politics (@AP_Politics) April 29, 2018
Fake trees: oak planted by #Macron & #Trump earlier this week has mysteriously disappeared (photo: Yuri Gripas) ?? pic.twitter.com/RYFHomB4M3
— Stefan de Vries (@stefandevries) April 29, 2018
“Something of a mystery has taken root at the White House,” ABC News reported.
Where exactly did the tree go? https://t.co/w3oPRNLVwk
— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) April 30, 2018
Macron’s tree removed from White House lawn just days after his departure https://t.co/i0HmfdiLAP
— Sky News (@SkyNews) April 29, 2018
DID YOU MOW OVER MACRON’S TREE? pic.twitter.com/ghRaidZ3Mq
— Frank Galpin ☽☮☾ (@artkincell) April 30, 2018
Well, after all the brouhaha, it turns out the tree planting was only ceremonial as he plant needed to be quarantined before it could be permanently planted, following U.S. Customs and Border Protection guidelines.
French ambassador to the US, Gerard Araud, said the tree’s “disappearance” was only temporary. “It is in quarantine which is mandatory for any living organism imported to the US. It will be replanted afterwards,” he tweeted
It is in quarantine which is mandatory for any living organism imported to the US. It will be replanted afterwards. https://t.co/XyJRKTgPWW
— Gérard Araud (@GerardAraud) April 29, 2018
He also explained that the roots had initially been wrapped in plastic during the ceremonial planting.
No. The roots were enclosed in a plastic protection. https://t.co/3HkZgl08m1
— Gérard Araud (@GerardAraud) April 29, 2018
It was not exposed. The roots remained carefully isolated. https://t.co/yCpvoh8AZo
— Gérard Araud (@GerardAraud) April 29, 2018
Once the conspiracy theories could be tossed aside, it seemed clear that the Trump administration is pretty serious about immigration – even of plants.
Twitter users following the mystery or just learning about it once it was solved, weighed in on the episode.
Even the tree from France (gift from Macron) needs to be thoroughly vetted and quarantined before entering the US. Why shouldn’t people?https://t.co/qZiDJzCdFw
— Catt (@CattHarmony) April 30, 2018
Reading the comments on this ‘breaking news mystery’ are outlandish. If only the same ‘outrage’ existed about the 33,000 missing HRC emails.
— Amachado65 (@AnneMachado65) April 30, 2018
The landscaping at the WH is better vetted than the staff.
— Christy (@christyncincy) April 30, 2018
The missing Tree, a gift from Macron was put in quarantine. Parasites on the tree could spread to others on the White House property… kind of like how open border globalism works.#Occult #QAnon pic.twitter.com/53oeGcxQhe
— [o] (@occulturalism) April 30, 2018
Oh my goodness another non importance for us to know. What next?
— Pam Massetti (@PamelaMassetti) April 30, 2018
WH mystery solved over what happened to Macron’s gifted oak tree: Wow…those purveyors of fake news were quick to point out the missing tree…ya think they were looking for an angle to criticize DJT?…Nah! https://t.co/X5rQZ1tCK6
— Jim O’Sullivan (@JimOSullivan4) April 30, 2018
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Originally from New York, Powers graduated from New York University and eventually made her way to sunny South Florida where she has been writing for the BizPacReview team since 2015.
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