Why Washington Chopped Down the Cherry Tree
DC Removes Unsightly Tree From Parkway After Imaginary Complaints Pile Up
That rotted stump laughingly called a cherry tree has finally been removed from our sight, and I miss the ugly son of a bitch already. A lot of people may not know that, at one time, that tree was not there, but was, nevertheless, on the property of a Gilpin Fauntleroy Fitzhugh, who owned the parcel of land for eight months before flipping it at a handsome profit.