For centuries, the American elm tree dotted the Eastern United States with its wide, spindly canopy, it branches splitting away from the trunk into an arching umbrella of leaves. But as a University ...
An American elm tree that predates the Civil War was cut down this week. The tree has stood on the grounds of the First Presbyterian Church 1793 since the first church building was constructed in 1851 ...
It’s a sunny September day in Castine, Maine, and I’m standing in a stranger’s yard debating how best to hug a tree. Not just any tree, but an American elm, a fully mature Ulmus americana. I want to ...