U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Forester Andy Meier inspects an elm tree on the Mississippi River for possible signs of Dutch elm disease, which has wiped out many of the elms in the river's floodplain ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Dutch elm disease has been reported back in Denver after more than a decade of its absence. The Denver forestry office discovered the disease last month in ...

The 36 trees planted last week at Boutwells Landing senior living community in Oak Park Heights have a big job: To help revitalize the state’s elm population. The American elm trees, each about 2 ...

Prospect Park Alliance arborist Malcolm Gore counted the rings on a tree stump at the top of a hill in Prospect Park. "I got to 90,” he said. Counting tree rings for age isn’t entirely accurate, Gore ...

RENO BOTTOMS - The elm tree that towered over Andy Meier was a survivor. At 37 inches around and about 150 years old, it had so far avoided Dutch elm disease, the fungus that wiped out many of its ...

Grand Forks still loses more than 100 trees a year to Dutch elm disease, even as its threat has decreased in recent decades. Dutch elm was first found in Grand Forks in 1979 and reached its height in ...

KANDIYOHI, Minn. -- You want big trees? William and Ute Reid have big trees. Lots of them. How about state record contenders for rock and red elm? Not to mention bitternut hickory. Did we mention ...

It's not easy being green, especially for elm trees. This summer -- like others -- the no-fuss granddaddy of shade trees is a host for disease, insects and a foul stench. And the common but deadly ...

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In early July, Denver’s forestry team discovered that Dutch elm disease – a fungal tree killer that targets American elms – was back after a twelve-year absence from the city. While the team is hoping ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — The huge elm tree that arches over the street in Southeast Portland has been part of Diane Morgan’s home for decades. It was planted in the Eastmoreland neighborhood long before she ...