American elm

"But it still has the look of a classic American elm."

The plans also called for 28 American elm trees on the property.

American elms can take weeks to mount the same defense, which is usually too long.

Some trees, like the American elms have already dropped a few leaves.

In 1902, 300 American elms were planted around the lake; many are still standing.

And then there is the fact that even the oldest American elms somehow never look old.

The demise of the American elm has changed the urban landscape.

The American elm has always been a prized shade tree.

This year, 50 trees died, including 5 treasured American elms.

Only the American elm, the nation's finest ornamental, would do.

But if we've forgotten how to make attractive public space, the American elm certainly hasn't.

"The Princeton is probably the best American elm in the most supply."

Nature, after all, would not miss the American elm half as much as we would.

While at one time there were an estimated 77 million American elms, only a few million have survived.

A single American elm, 150 years old, stands in the middle of an expanse of lawn.

By the 1980's, the fungus had wiped out 77 million American elms.

American elm and wild cherry trees also provide seeds and berries.

These are the first commercially available American elm trees that are said to be disease tolerant.

Some elm species, including the American elm, are more seriously affected than others.

Standing in orderly columns is something many Americans have never seen: healthy American elms.

There are several large American Elm trees in western Massachusetts.

"The impact would be as devastating as the loss of American elm and chestnut during the past century," he said.

The dominant trees are American elm, basswood, sugar maple, and red oak.

It hangs from what is believed to be its original yoke, made from American elm.

If some trees encourage romance, and others solitary reflection, the American elm seems almost to foster republican sentiments.