It's Official - Herbie is officially 217 years old. That means Herbie was "born" in 1793 as best as we can determine and lived in four different centuries.

Watch Doug Rafferty's - Doug's Discovery video on WGME featuring
MFS’s Pete Lammert and Jan Ames Santerre on the process of determining Herbie's age.

Maine Government News - Age of ‘Herbie,’ Yarmouth’s Giant Elm, Remains under Scrutiny

AUGUSTA, Maine -- “Herbie,” the town of Yarmouth’s state and New England champion American elm, afflicted with a systemic infection of Dutch elm disease, was cut down on Tuesday, Jan. 19, amid national attention. Click here to read more of this article.

Herbie Photo Galleries

	Herbie Tree Cutting and Removal
	Herbie Wood Product Samples
	Wood from Herbie

Herbie Media Coverage

• MSNBC
• The Daily Item (PA)
• Boston Globe
• Falmouth Forecaster Article
• Click here to watch a short video clip of Herbie falling down

AP Press Interview Video with Frank Knight

Video Segment from the Channel 6 Show 207

Channel 6 Noon News Report

Channel 6 6 pm News Report

Channel 8 News Reports

• Click here to view the Noon news report video
• Click here to view the 6 pm news report video

Boston.com Article

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NECN.com Report

• Click here to view the video now

Falmouth Forecaster Article

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Assignment America Segment on the CBS Evening News - February 23, 2010

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