What kind of cherry tree did Washington fell? (If he did)

Weeping cherry trees in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania.George Washington could never have cut down cherry trees like the ones depicted — not because they are so large but because these Asian species didn’t arrive in the States until the late 1800s.
Lee Reich via AP

Weeping cherry trees in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania.George Washington could never have cut down cherry trees like the ones depicted — not because they are so large but because these Asian species didn’t arrive in the States until the late 1800s.

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