Elm trees grow big and beautiful, with tree branches that start tall on the trunk and spread outward like an umbrella, making them a popular breed throughout the U.S. This creates a regal look ...

So strong were Dartmouth’s ties to the trees that it got the nickname “The College of a Thousand Elms.” Then, one by one, the College had to cut them down. By the 1980s, more than 200 had been lost.