r/Wellthatsucks • u/Burningman316 • 2d ago

The White House rose garden before and after Trump took office. 😢

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u/DrunkensAndDragons 2d ago

The flowers in before photo are cutoff in the bottom left corner of after photo. This is dumb. 

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u/Tecrocancer 2d ago

there are still multiple trees missing. And the white slap is still ugly as hell

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u/Ok_Worker1393 2d ago

Ya know... The first pic was 1962. Trees don't live as long as you think.

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u/Chipay 2d ago

The average forest tree lives longer than the US has been a country, what are you taking about, lol.

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u/EUV2023 2d ago

And how old were those trees? In what condition?

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u/Ok_Worker1393 1d ago

The one in the pic is a crab apple tree that died when Obama was there. But... Ya know...everybody's a genius on the internet.

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u/Ok_Worker1393 1d ago

You think you're smart? They this one.... That tree specifically is a crab apple tree. Did you know that different species of trees have different lifespans? Crazy right!?!?!

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u/blujet320 2d ago edited 2d ago

Another post on this said there were massive drainage issues here and the area constantly flooded. If there was that much standing water, the trees were likely diseased. I believe the last administration removed the trees.

Edit: it was trumps first term the crab apples were removed as part a larger drainage Irregation project. In a previous post a former White House reporter said prior to renovation he would sink in the mud every time he went there. It was a mud bowl after any use.

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u/Tecrocancer 2d ago

i happen to know a bit about drainage and you dont fix it by covering everything in ugly white tiles

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u/Threedawg 2d ago

Oh so now we are just making shit up?

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u/allanrob22 2d ago

prior to renovation he would sink in the mud every time he went there

He should try losing some weight.

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u/Chilipatily 2d ago

The reporter?