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) is one of monumental grace, a heartbreaking plague, and a quiet, scientific resurrection. The Cathedral of the Streets american elm
The very thing that made the elm beloved—its ubiquity—became its downfall. In 1930, a shipment of logs from Europe arrived in Ohio carrying a stowaway: a fungus known as . The tragedy unfolded with clinical cruelty: The story of the ( Ulmuscap U l
: Tiny elm bark beetles carried the fungus from tree to tree. a heartbreaking plague
: The fungus clogged the tree's vascular system, preventing water from reaching the leaves. Within years—sometimes months—the stately giants turned into skeletal gray husks.
