Rockville thanks to Vernon’s urban forestry initiative, called Live Here – Love Trees, according to a release.

The 20-foot tree stands half naked, much of the bark stripped from its trunk. It has only months to live. “It doesn’t know it’s dead,” says U.S. Forest Service botanist David Taylor ...

Use leaves, fruit, and flowers to identify hardwood trees common to North American forests. ... (Ulmus) are the American, rock, and slippery elm trees. While elms are originally from Asia, ...

American Elm and Slippery Elm: Trees Decimated By Fungus. ... American chestnuts provide food and shelter for plants and animals, and the wood resists rot, making it a valuable for construction.

Like the American elm, which used to be a common street tree in Indiana, the number of slippery elms has dwindled due to Dutch elm disease, a fungal diseased which ravaged the species in the second ...

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.

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.

For full article with additional photos view: Intro to Trees of Indiana: American Elm. Resources: Elm, The Education Store, Purdue Extension resource center Slippery Elm, Native Trees of Indiana River ...