Word: elm
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...loved the tall, ancient elm that once stood in front of my first-year dormitory, Holworthy Hall. On sunny days, I savored the moments I spent sitting in its shade, reading and talking with friends as they passed by on their way to class. And, as flaky as it sounds, I also loved...
...University has made efforts to keep the Yard's elm trees alive, Keohan said. DDT, the pesticide once used in the Yard, yielded better results than Methoxachlor, the current choice...
...trees, both victims of Dutch Elm disease, were removed from Harvard Yard last month, leaving arboreal gaps that University officials say may take years to fill...
...Elm disease has been an ongoing problems in Harvard Yard, said Dean of the College L. Fred Jewett '57. When the disease came to the country earlier this century, it wiped out a significant portion of New England's flourishing elm populations, Jewett said...
About 40 percent of the Yard's trees have Dutch Elm disease, although many are in remission, Keohan said...