The elm tree stands on a bit of a rise alongside a creek that once ran red with the blood of British soldiers. It might have been a sapling on that early morning in 1763, when Chief Pontiac ...

The city stopped paying to remove street trees with Dutch elm disease in 2017, forcing homeowners to cover unexpected, costly removal.

While the elm tree pruning ban is up, it’s still important to be vigilant while cutting trees. Common signs of Dutch Elm ...

This split in the trunk of a lacebark elm should be examined by a certified arborist to make sure the tree is still healthy. Reader photo ...

Dutch elm disease is a fungal infection spread by tiny bark beetles that can rapidly wither and kill healthy trees. The local ...

In 1935, a pair of men cut down a towering elm tree on their farm in Jordan, N.Y. Lodged deep in the trunk, buried in layer upon layer of new wood, they found a six-pound cannonball -- a relic of ...

The tree was an estimated 150 years old and 90 feet tall. It suffered from Dutch elm disease, based on sampling by Kentucky's Division of Forestry.

Elm bark beetles spread the fungus when they feed or lay eggs under the bark of an elm tree. The fungus grows into the xylem vessels of the tree, blocking water transport, which leads to wilting and ...

He’s now stripping the bark as the first step of the process to get rid of the beetles that spread Dutch Elm Disease. “These are some of the bugs that are getting to the tree.

The tree was at least 150 years old, estimated to be planted in 1868 as one of the earliest street-tree plantings in Cleveland along Euclid Avenue and Prospect, according to a June 11, 1986 ...

Feb. 3, 2010 By Kellie Patrick Gates For PlanPhilly An elm tree that served as backdrop for the promise of peace and survived a war-time wood shortage continues to grow in significance – even though ...

Dutch elm disease, caused by a fungal pathogen spread through bark beetles, took the U.S. by storm starting in the 1930s. Millions of trees were taken out, and no effective cure has been found.