Joe & Jill Biden – Southern Magnolia

The President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden with Gold Star family members holding hands in a circle around a freshly-planted tree.
President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden with Gold Star family members, 2022.

Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Presidential Library / Official White House photo by Adam Schultz

Magnolia grandiflora 

May 30, 2022

President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden planted a southern magnolia tree near the South Portico on May 30, 2022, as part of a Memorial Day ceremony. The tree was planted with Gold Star family members in attendance to commemorate U.S. service members who lost their lives in service to our Nation.

 
A small southern magnolia next to the White House in a small garden area.
Southern Magnolia (2023)

NPS / Kelsey Graczyk

A placard indicates the southern magnolia planted by Joe and Jill Biden.
Commemorative tree placard for the southern magnolia planted by Joe and Jill Biden.

NPS / Kelsey Graczyk

 

 

Last updated: May 28, 2025

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