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 ...

An American elm tree that predates the Civil War was cut down this week. The tree has stood on the grounds of the First Presbyterian Church 1793 since the first church building was constructed in 1851 ...

YARMOUTH, Maine (AP) — Herbie, the giant American elm tree, is giving his trunk over to science. Since the tree was felled two weeks ago, scientists from Columbia University, the University of Maine ...

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 ...