I heard they did a photo op...then tree was to be placed into quarantine. Lol Surprised it took as long as it did for removal...with it making so much news during ground breaking. Gotta love how news gets spiced up with juicy sizzling words. Might not catch the common man's interest to just deliver actual news.
*Reminded me of Al mentioning once small bonsai trees ship to the states from Japan with no certification nor quarantine.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/04/30/white-house-mystery-where-is-macrons-gifted-oak-tree.html
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 hadn't offered an explanation -- but now word from Paris is the sapling is quarantined just like other plants or animals brought into U.S. territory.
An official in Macron’s office told the Associated Press Monday that Trump insisted on holding a symbolic planting ceremony alongside Macron despite the quarantine requirement. The official said both sides knew all along that the tree would go later into quarantine.
