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What is a Tree Trust?
A Tree Trust is an investment in Yarmouth’s quality of place.
The large, broad-leaved trees lining the streets of Yarmouth need
care and eventual replacement. The cost associated with these activities
is considerable, but the benefits of street trees more than justify
the expense. The Town of Yarmouth is asking for donations from citizens, businesses and friends of Herbie to help fund Herbie’s removal and replacement but especially to create a Yarmouth Tree Trust. Your contribution will ensure our town will remain green and beautiful for our children and grandchildren’s future. |
Yarmouth
was home to New England’s largest American Elm tree –
affectionately known since the 1950s as “Herbie” –
that used to reign over the corner of Yankee Drive and East Main
Street. Like so many American Elms, Herbie finally succumbing to
Dutch Elm Disease, an introduced fungus that is spread by bark beetles.
After decades of diligent effort by Yarmouth’s volunteer Tree
Wardens Frank Knight and Debbie Hopkins and 217 years of life, Herbie
was removed in January of 2010. Yarmouth has lost nearly 800 American
Elms to this disease in the past fifty years, although none as grand
as Herbie. In honor of Herbie’s legacy, the Town of Yarmouth
seeks to replace this majestic tree and others lost in previous
years with new, disease-resistant elms and other types of trees.
In order to do this, Yarmouth is creating a Tree Trust.