RE: Wednesday Walk around Buttonwood Park

The elm bark beetle dwells on the elm tree, thereby infecting it with the Dutch Elm Disease due to bacterial growth in the wood. Other elm varieties also harbor beetles but do not get infected by the disease. Furthermore, the American elm has a shallow root system, which invades sewage pipelines and foundations.

This was more what I had heard, the tree that was almost gone was the chestnut tree. There is a resurgence.

Mature American chestnuts have been virtually extinct for decades. ... The final blow happened at the turn of the 20th century when a disease called chestnut blight swept through Eastern forests. The disappearance of the chestnut launched a profound change in the structure and composition of eastern forests.

In actuality, the blight fungus does not kill the tree's root system underground. So we can expect to see more and more. Hopefully.

Have a great day, JJ!