From her second-story bedroom window, Judy Steer used to wake up to an elm tree in the morning and go to sleep with it at night. She watched the moonlight shimmer through its branches in the darkness, ...

The classic and trusted book “Fifty Common Trees of Indiana” by T.E. Shaw was published in 1956 as a user-friendly guide to local species. Nearly 70 years later, the publication has been updated ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- One of the oldest trees in the country is located right here in Louisville. The 90-foot-tall slippery elm tree at the Louisville campus of Masonic Homes is estimated to be ...

WINCHESTER — Over the past several years, the market for medicinal herbs has been on the rise. One of the products in demand is the bark from slippery elm trees (Ulmus rubra). The inner layer of ...

No run-of-the-mill Rite Aid, or even a high-end apothecary carries our favorite products — which is why we’ve pieced together the inventory of our dream drugstore here. Niia is a singer-songwriter ...

Slippery elm is the newest “superfood” quickly taking over the web. The supplement is being touted as a must have for women’s general, and vaginal, health. But, what is slippery elm? Read on for a ...

Good for helping pitchers throw spitballs, making medicine and casting off a lot of shade on a sunny, hot summer day, slippery red elm trees can live long and grow big. Tomorrow, Masonic Homes of ...

If you’re thinking about stripping the bark from slippery elm trees for a little extra cash, be reminded that this activity is illegal on national forest lands. The herbal medicine market has spurred ...

When we moved to our house in the Troy woods 20-plus years ago, an elm tree was growing beside the garage. It was maybe 25 feet high, and since elms can get to 100 or even 200 feet over a full ...