Brown University’s 155-acre campus is home to thousands of trees and is recognized for its impressive American elm collection. Last year, the campus lost an iconic community fixture, an elm tree ...

The American elm features an open, spreading crown and drooping limbs that form a vase shape. American elm is a common tree in many riparian forest areas or moist soil forest areas. The species used ...

An old American Elm tree stood 75 feet tall in the middle of rows of soybean seedlings at Stefan Hay Company. In the middle of the night, a vandal sawed the iconic tree down and it now lays on the ...

These trees are currently being grown in the greenhouse and tested for their resistance to Dutch elm disease. The American elm was once a common and pleasant part of our city streets, and with ...

As Rhode Island settles into the colors of a New England fall, students and community members may notice one exception to the emblazoned foliage on campus: the American elm tree on the Main Green. The ...

For decades, the American elm population has dwindled, and one of its greatest threats is the deadly Dutch elm disease, which has taken its toll on Brown’s campus, too. The tree removal ...

Residents in the Palmer Square neighborhood want a city ordinance to protect American elm trees dating to the 19th century that are among the handful that survived Dutch elm disease.

The most common North American deciduous trees are elm, willow, beech, cherry, birch, and basswood. These trees each have their own unique qualities, from the heart-shaped leaves of the birch to ...

"Some of these trees are historic; 80-plus-year-old American elms, and we'd hate to see them go." If you suspect Dutch elm disease in your elm trees, your best bet is to call an arborist to be ...