Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Brown University’s 155-acre campus is home to thousands of trees and is recognized for its impressive American elm collection.

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 ...

When Eiden Spilker ’24 learned that a decades-old elm tree was being removed from Brown’s Main Green in May 2024, he went to see if he could recover any of its wood. But the tree was gone in a matter ...

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 ...