Trump's Border Wall Construction Threatens 200-Year-Old Arizona Cottonwood Tree

A centuries-old cottonwood tree near Patagonia, Arizona, is under threat as construction crews extend President Donald Trump's US-Mexico border wall in the area. The tree, affectionately called the 'grandmother' by locals, is already showing signs of stress, with leaves yellowing and falling prematurely in midsummer. On July 27th, a construction crew felled three trees neighboring the cottonwood to make way for the wall extension. An activist climbed the last remaining tree two days later in an apparent bid to halt further clearing. The incident highlights growing tensions between border wall construction efforts and environmental preservation concerns in the region.