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Cut evergreen trees were used in 1923 and from 1954 to 1972. Living trees were used from 1924 to 1953, and again from 1973 to the present (2011). In the list below, the height of the cut tree is the height of the tree when raised at the White House. The height of the living tree is the height when it was first planted.
The 2005 Christmas Tree in the White House's Blue Room. The White House Christmas Tree, also known as the Blue Room Christmas Tree, is the official indoor Christmas tree at the residence of the president of the United States, the White House.
Two live, 35-foot (11 m) high Oriental spruce trees [61] were taken from the White House grounds itself and planted 100 feet (30 m) north of the south fence of the White House, each about 25 feet, 7.6 m off the north–south axis with the Jefferson Memorial. [62] [63] As with the trees in Lafayette Park, they were to be used in alternate years ...
“Every tree selected for the White House is the best tree among those that fit the criteria for height and width,” said O’Connor. The tree must be between 18-20 feet tall, and approximately ...
This year's Christmas tree for the U.S. Capitol reached its final destination in Washington on Friday after traveling over 4,000 miles for a nearly month-long journey with stops in 17 states.
Pando, a colony of quaking aspen, is one of the oldest-known clonal trees. Recent estimates of its age range up to 14,000 years old, and 18,000 years by the latest (2024) estimate. [1] It is located in Utah, United States. This is a list of the oldest-known trees, as reported in reliable sources. Definitions of what constitutes an individual ...
Oldest stone American Colonial house; [9] oldest house in Connecticut. Lower Swedish Cabin: Upper Darby: PA 1640 c. Residential One of the earliest extant examples of Swedish log construction in the United States, believed to be the oldest building in Pennsylvania. [10] Richard Sparrow House: Plymouth: MA 1640 Residential Oldest house in ...
Researchers in Chile identify a challenger to the world's oldest tree: an alerce in Alerce Costero National Park that may be over 5,000 years old. California's 'Methuselah' bristlecone pine may no ...