Trump admin cut 60 cherry trees for golf course false

Q: Did the Trump administration have 60 cherry blossom trees cut down in D.C. to build a golf course? A: In what the Department of Interior called “routine maintenance,” about 60 trees were removed from East Potomac Park, according to the ...

Q: Did the Trump administration have 60 cherry blossom trees cut down in D.C.

A: In what the Department of Interior called “routine maintenance,” about 60 trees were removed from East Potomac Park, according to the Washington Post. But only one cherry tree removal was mentioned in that article, and an advocacy group ...

28 Washington Post article reporting that an informal count found roughly 60 trees had been removed. Out of those 60, only one was a cherry tree. An Interior Department spokesperson told Snopes arborists recommend the removal of dying, declining ...

In late August 2026, The Washington Post reported that it had informally counted a total of more than 60 trees in East Potomac Park that the administration had cut down in recent months.

"An informal count Thursday found that more than 60 trees appeared to have been removed in recent weeks. Many were around the perimeter and parking lot, but others had been removed from playing corridors on the Blue, Red and White courses," ...

60 trees have been cut down at the East Potomac Golf Links in recent weeks, in some cases seriously impacting views from the historic public course. A cherry tree near the 14th hole, two large sycamores on the fourth and dozens of others have ...

An iconic cherry tree gifted by Japan in 1912 was reportedly felled at East Potomac Park as over 60 trees were removed amid Trump’s golf course plans.

According to the Washington Post, "an informal audit" by the journalist revealed that around 60 trees were felled as part of the East Potomac Golf Links expansion. The report noted that a total of 60 trees were cut down, most of which were around ...