This tree has the same stately, vase-like habit as American elms, and the toothy-edged leaves turn a similar yellow-gold ...

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 culminated in ...

Above: An elm-lined street in St. Paul, MN, before most of the trees were killed by Dutch Elm Disease. Although the American elm persists in forests and pockets of cities and towns, Dutch Elm Disease ...

Several early landmarks were cottonwood trees and many Native American tribes also considered the cottonwood sacred.