Along with adopting the tree plan, city council also agreed to a multi-year plan to allocate additional funding to allow the hiring of more crews and to speed up the tree-replacement push. COMING ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday helped shovel dirt onto the replacement for a historic White House tree that had to be removed because of safety concerns around its ...

He said that the nearly 200-year-old tree was in “terrible condition, a very dangerous safety hazard, at the White House Entrance, no less, and must now be removed.” ...

President Donald Trump on Tuesday helped shovel dirt onto the replacement for a historic White House tree that had to be removed because of safety concerns around its deteriorating condition.