A piece of Versailles' history dies with trees

Marie Antoinette's Virginia tulip tree has toppled down a hill, its exposed roots soggy in the rain. A Corsican pine planted under Napoleon's orders lies splintered in a field.

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Published inThe Guardian (London)
Main Author Angela Doland in Versailles, AP
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London (UK) Guardian News & Media Limited 29.12.1999
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Antoinette, Marie
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Summary:Marie Antoinette's Virginia tulip tree has toppled down a hill, its exposed roots soggy in the rain. A Corsican pine planted under Napoleon's orders lies splintered in a field.
ISSN:0261-3077