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200-year-old 'grandmother' cottonwood felled for border wall
Original: Despair after 200-year-old ‘grandmother’ tree toppled for Trump’s border wall: ‘It crushes your heart’ https://www. theg
A centuries-old cottonwood tree known locally as the 'grandmother' has been cut down in Arizona as construction of Trump's US-Mexico border wall advances. The felling of the ancient tree has drawn anguish from residents and environmentalists, with one describing it as heartbreaking. Critics see it as a symbol of the environmental cost of the border wall expansion.
Why now: The destruction of a beloved 200-year-old tree for border wall construction is sparking grief and anger over the wall's environmental impact.
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- Despair after 200-year-old ‘grandmother’ tree toppled for Trump’s border wall: ‘It crushes your heart’ https://www. theguardian.com/us-news/2026/o ct/10/cottonwood-tree-toppling-trump-mexico-border-wall-arizona # UsImmigration # Arizona # UsNews # UsmexicoBorder #… · theguardian_us_environment@halo.nu · 5
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