Feb042010
The tallest American elm in New England was 217
Filed under invasive species, wildlife by david brooks at 5:59 pm
The official age of “Herbie” - the American elm in Maine that was officially the tallest of its species in New England until it finally succumbed to Dutch Elm Disease - is 217, reports the Press-Herald. From the story:
The 110-foot tree survived 14 bouts of Dutch elm disease thanks to its caretaker, Frank Knight, who’s now 101 himself. Eventually, though, the fungal disease claimed the tree, which was cut down on Jan. 19.
Very sad, but all things must pass. And , as I noted in my Telegraph column two weeks ago, there are lots of other tree-threatening diseases swooping in.
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