According to legend, what kind of tree did George Washington famously chop down?

According to the famous legend, George Washington received a hatchet when he was six years old. He then proceeded to damage his father's cherry tree with the hatchet. When Washington's father asked if he had done it, he famously said, "I cannot tell a lie."

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