The massive elm tree that shaded the corner of East Main Street and Yankee Drive was sick. Like so many others in so many of America's towns in the 1950s, it was stricken with Dutch elm disease.

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.

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 ...

A massive American elm tree that stood for generations on the lawn of the First Presbyterian Church 1793 in Washington took its final bow on Monday as crews began its removal. The 100-foot tree was ...

Dutch elm disease ravaged the urban canopy in the city in the 1970s but disappeared in 2011. But just last month, the aggressive tree killer was discovered again in the city. Latest ...

To the editor: Many readers will recall when tall, graceful American elm trees lined our streets, parks, public spaces and neighborhoods. Then came the Dutch elm disease, nearly wiping out the species ...

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 ...