>At least 2 historic magnolia trees, Kennedy Garden appear to have been removed
>Legend says that George Washington once chopped down his father's cherry tree.
>has appeared to take down at least six trees on the
>planted by first lady Florence Harding in 1922
>The tree was replanted in 1947
What I am getting from this article is they don't say if it was permanently removed or temporarily removed during construction and will be replanted, which has been done in the past. The author wants you to assume it was cut down, hence opening with the utterly irrelevant George Washington anecdote (priming).
>At least 2 historic magnolia trees, Kennedy Garden appear to have been removed
>Legend says that George Washington once chopped down his father's cherry tree.
>has appeared to take down at least six trees on the
>planted by first lady Florence Harding in 1922
>The tree was replanted in 1947
What I am getting from this article is they don't say if it was permanently removed or temporarily removed during construction and will be replanted, which has been done in the past. The author wants you to assume it was cut down, hence opening with the utterly irrelevant George Washington anecdote (priming).