The sapling was a gift from the president france Emmanuel Macron.
/2018/04/30/1525104833313.jpg "On the right, empty area where a tree was planted by U.S. President Donald Trump and
French President Emmanuel Macron during ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House. (AP)")
The Associated Press
WASHIGNTON, US.- A mystery is brewing at the White House about what happened to the oak tree President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron planted there last week. The sapling was a gift from Macron on the occasion of his state visit.
News photographers snapped away Monday when Trump and Macron shoveled dirt onto the tree during a ceremonial planting on the South Lawn. By the end of the week, the tree was gone from the lawn.
A pale patch of grass was left in its place. The White House hasn’t offered an explanation. The oak sprouted at a World War I battle site that became part of U.S. Marine Corps legend. About 2,000 U.S. troops died in the June 1918 Battle of Belleau Wood, fighting a German offensive.
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