A black-and-white photo shared online in September and October 2024 authentically showed the "last giant silicon tree." ...

In late September and early October 2024, a black-and-white photograph circulated on social media purportedly showing the "last giant silicon tree" in 1899. The image's caption referenced a theory ...

Shiny jet black body that features random white spots. Six legs ... Dead branches or limbs falling from an otherwise healthy-looking tree. Asian long-horned beetles also commonly fall into swimming ...

The tree has had a long and storied life, yet has now been deemed too damaged and decayed to remain in place. Specialists at the United States National Arboretum were brought in by the White House ...