Trees are coming down by the dozen as Trump’s D.C. golf makeover nears

Trump cuts down oldest cherry blossoms in DC for his golf course

A few years ago the cherry blossoms given to the U.S. from Japan in 1912 had to be removed to rebuild the flood wall on the Tidal Basin in Washington D.C. The oldest trees left remained within East Potomac Park, until this week. Trump tore down the trees this week to make way for his new golf course he intends to build on a manmade island in the Potomac River, the Washington Post reported on Friday. Trump seeks to build a golf course that is wor…

Trees are coming down by the dozen as Trump’s D.C. golf makeover nears

The president’s promised overhaul of the East Potomac course has not officially begun, but tree removal has already been taking place for weeks.