Elsa (Elsie) Elm Tree

05/14/2012

Thank you Frank for caring for Herbie.

Knight was best known for his 50-year effort to save a 212-year-old elm tree that finally succumbed to Dutch elm disease and was cut down in 2010.

10/29/2011

If you are an artist and are interested in helping us by using Elsa in your art, please contact Councilor Carol Rancourt or Scarborough Town Manager Tom Hall.

10/22/2011

Tim Byrne took some great photos of the day with a bit of a different perspective. Thanks Tim!

Photography is my lifelong passion. Love it!

10/20/2011

Scarborough’s iconic elm taken down

10/19/2011

Elsa, Scarborough approximately 200-year-old giant Elm, was felled Saturday, Oct. 15. The tree was dying, and officials feared it may fall in the busy Oak Hill intersection of U.S. Route 1 and Black Point and Gorham roads.

10/15/2011

10/14/2011

Tomorrow is the day (Saturday, Oct 15). You can watch Elsa fall at 8AM from the bleachers in the public safety parking lot across the street.

08/13/2011

Another nice article about Elsa. Laurene Sedgeley and Suzanne Foley-Ferguson both helped to keep the tree alive when RT 1 was widened some years ago.

Estimated at 190 years old, the tree is the only known local survivor of Dutch elm disease.

08/13/2011

We made a couple of decisions regarding Elsa at our first meeting last Wednesday. One was the date which would bring an end to Scarborough's oldest denizen.

SCARBOROUGH — A date has been set to remove Elsie, the approximately 200-year-old elm tree that stands sentinel over Oak Hill.

08/02/2011

There will be a meeting to begin the work for a celebration of Elsa's life on Wednesday, August 10th at 4:40 in the Town Manager's office at Scarborough Town Hall. Please join us if you are interested in having some input about the event.

07/17/2011

Project Canopy is Maine's Urban and Community Forestry Program, an effort of the Maine Forest Service

07/12/2011

Councillor Rancourt is looking for folks who might be interested in being on a committee to help organize a celebration of Elsa's life. We expect that she will be felled in the fall and the committee needs to start work immediately. If you are interest, please send me a message with your contact information.