Word: elm
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...American elm tree, probably more than 100 years old and planted in the days of Rutherford B. Hayes, was hopelessly infected with Dutch elm dis ease. It was not the first of the elder giants to succumb, and it is not likely to be the last. But this tree - No. 75 on a White House landscape plan - was special...
...gardeners will plant another elm...
...only 1½ in. at the trunk and 10 ft. high. It may take another 20 Presidents before the new elm is substantial enough to calm the mortals below with a gentle wave of its long fingers...
...chain saws snarled and the great logs were carted off to Virginia for disposal, passers-by on Pennsylvania Avenue paused to watch and wonder. Trees have been an integral part of American commerce, folklore and culture. Especially elm trees. William Penn signed his treaty with the Indians in 1682 under an elm that was already 295 years old. The Boston Liberty Tree of 1770 was an elm. George Washington took command of the Continental troops under the Cambridge elm on July 3, 1775. Settlers hauled elms west and south and north, lining their streets and filling their parks with them...
...large these are very poor people," Trillo says. "While you and I might think otherwise, to them Washington Elms is a mansion. A warm home, running water, a separate bedroom for the kids--you can't beat it." The trouble comes when housing authority regulations seem to block Hispanics at the door. Recently, Trillo went down his list past 80 minority families, mostly Hispanic, before reaching a white family whose preferential entry was required by Washington Elm's replacement rule designed to promote racial balance. Another problem arises when Hispanics who would prefer to stay near Columbia Street are assigned...