Tag: dutch elm disease
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[PRINT] 117-year-old tree in Colorado Springs gets much-needed maintenance (copy)
In Monument Valley Park, north of downtown Colorado Springs, stands an American elm tree that has weathered more than 100 years of storms, a devastating flood of Monument Creek and an outbreak of Dutch elm disease that wiped out millions of trees across the U.S. in the 1970s. “That tree is a real survivor,” said…
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117-year-old tree in Colorado Springs gets much-needed maintenance
In Monument Valley Park, north of downtown Colorado Springs, stands an American elm tree that has weathered more than 100 years of storms, a devastating flood of Monument Creek and an outbreak of Dutch elm disease that wiped out millions of trees across the U.S. in the 1930s. “That tree is a real survivor,” said…