As Brown was growing through the centuries, so was a beech tree on Power Street. Cat Love, a senior at the Rhode Island School of Design studying furniture design, had always loved the European Beech, ...

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 that ...

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 ...