May 12,
Randolph
American elm on North Main Street (Rt. 28), opposite Catholic church near Pond Street photographed in 2005 (taken down a couple years later). More than a hundred years ago, prior to the onset of Dutch elm disease, Randolph was famous for its arching elms forming a continuous canopy all along North Main Street. The elm alley used to be a tourist attraction. This miserable tree, its arching branches gone, apparently was the only remaining survivor.
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