As many as 100 million elm trees died from Dutch elm disease in the span of 50 years. Now, decades of careful breeding may help them return. In a Vermont field, a team tends to young elm trees.

Elm trees were once stalwarts of the UK countryside that towered out of hedgerows, lined fields and woodlands. Glance at the landscape paintings of John Constable for a vague idea of what has been ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. American elms once defined New England streetscapes and floodplains; researchers say restoring disease-tolerant ...

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — The very disease that has decimated millions of American elms in the U.S. is now being used to bring the iconic trees back. In Vermont, Leila Wilson, a research ecologist with ...

Walking down into the floodplain at the Nature Conservancy’s preserve in Benson, Vermont is like walking into a sea of American elm saplings. The trees criss-cross about 30 acres on the valley floor ...

A research specialist with the University of Vermont records information about young elm trees that have been inoculated with Dutch elm disease on May 19, 2026. Jessica Rinaldi / The Boston Globe via ...

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — The very disease that has decimated millions of American elms in the U.S. is now being used to bring the iconic trees back. In Vermont, Leila Wilson, a research ecologist with ...