Laura Bush – Silver Linden

Laura Bush holds a shovel by a tree ready to be planted.

Courtesy George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum / NARA

Tilia tomentosa

September 28, 2008

On September 28, 2008, First Lady Laura Bush planted a silver linden tree on the South Grounds just south of the East Garden, formally known as the Jaqueline Kennedy Garden.

 
A cone-shaped, leafy linden tree by a small guard stand.
Silver linden (2023)

NPS / Kelsey Graczyk

Bronze plaque attached to a tree trunk labels the Bush linden tree.
Laura Bush linden tree commemorative plaque.

NPS / Kelsey Graczyk

 

 

Last updated: May 29, 2025

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