MANITOWOC – Residents in Manitowoc can exchange their fresh-cut Christmas tree for a young deciduous tree seedling known in forestry as a “whip.” The exchange is part of the city of ...

The iconic tree, also known as the "Andrew Jackson Commemorative - Southern Magnolia," will be replaced Tuesday morning with a new sapling, a direct descendant of the original tree. In a statement ...

In 2022, then-President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden planted a Southern Magnolia sapling on the grounds near the tree that was removed on Monday. That sapling was a descendant of another ...