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Mrs. Laura Bush plants a Silver Leaf Linden tree during a commemorative tree planting ceremony Saturday, Sept. 27, 2008, on the South Lawn of the White House. The tradition of planting a commemorative tree dates back to 1830 when President Andrew Jackson planted two Southern Magnolias on either side of the South Portico of the White House. White House photo by Joyce N. Boghosian
Mrs. Laura Bush plants a Silver Leaf Linden tree during a commemorative tree planting ceremony Saturday, Sept. 27, 2008, on the South Lawn of the White House. The tradition of planting a commemorative tree dates back to 1830 when President Andrew Jackson planted two Southern Magnolias on either side of the South Portico of the White House. White House photo by Joyce N. Boghosian
President George W. Bush and Mrs. Laura Bush watch their daughter Jenna Hager and son-in-law Henry Hager plant a Cherokee Princess Dogwood during a commemorative tree planting ceremony Saturday, Sept. 27, 2008, on the South Lawn of the White House. White House photo by Eric Draper
Jenna Hager, daughter of President George W. Bush and Mrs. Laura Bush, and husband Henry Hager pose for a photo after shoveling dirt onto a Cherokee Princess Dogwood during a commemorative tree planting ceremony Saturday, Sept. 27, 2008, on the South Lawn of the White House. White House photo by Joyce N. Boghosian
Mrs. Laura Bush plants a Silver Leaf Linden tree during a commemorative tree planting ceremony Saturday, Sept. 27, 2008, on the South Lawn of the White House. The tradition of planting a commemorative tree dates back to 1830 when President Andrew Jackson planted two Southern Magnolias on either side of the South Portico of the White House. White House photo by Joyce N. Boghosian

 
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