Historic elm tree at Belmont Manor comes down

Jul 28, 2015

Historic elm tree at Belmont Manor comes down

Jon Sham 0 Comment Maryland, The Baltimore Sun, Video Belmont Manor, Belmont tree, Elkridge, Historic Park in Elkridge

Climbers with chain saws cut down what was believed to be one of the oldest trees in Maryland at Belmont Manor and Historic Park in Elkridge on Monday, as limbs and sections of the trunk lowered by cranes lay scattered below.

“A lot of stories are in that tree that we’ll never hear. They will be gone,” said Fred Dorsey, a local preservationist and a descendant of Caleb and Priscilla Dorsey, original owners of the Howard County manor house. Read more

Photos from the removal below:

: Staff Photo by Jen Rynda Belmont Manor and Historic Park in Elkridge, MD on Sunday, May 4, 2014. (Jen Rynda/BSMG)

: This view from a second-story window of Belmont Manor looks out over the front lawn and the large English elm that will be cut down in July due to disease. (Photo by Alan White)

: The large English elm tree on the left in this photo will be cut down soon due to disease. It is believed the elm has provided shade to the front lawn of Belmont Manor for more than 200 years. (Photo by Alan White)

: The large English elm in the center of this photo will be cut down in July due to disease. It is believed to have provided shade to the front lawn of Belmont Manor for more than 200 years. (Photo by Alan White)

: Adirondack Tree Experts employees work together to take down an English Elm Tree at Belmont Manor in Elkridge, MD on Monday, July 27, 2015. The tree, the oldest on the estate’s property, is infected with Dutch Elm Disease, a devastating fungal illness spread by the elm bark beetle. (Jen Rynda/BSMG)

: Adirondack Tree Experts employees work together to take down an English Elm Tree at Belmont Manor in Elkridge, MD on Monday, July 27, 2015. The tree, the oldest on the estate’s property, is infected with Dutch Elm Disease, a devastating fungal illness spread by the elm bark beetle. (Jen Rynda/BSMG)

: Adirondack Tree Experts employees work together to take down an English Elm Tree at Belmont Manor in Elkridge, MD on Monday, July 27, 2015. The tree, the oldest on the estate’s property, is infected with Dutch Elm Disease, a devastating fungal illness spread by the elm bark beetle. (Jen Rynda/BSMG)

: Adirondack Tree Experts employees work together to take down an English Elm Tree at Belmont Manor in Elkridge, MD on Monday, July 27, 2015. The tree, the oldest on the estate’s property, is infected with Dutch Elm Disease, a devastating fungal illness spread by the elm bark beetle. (Jen Rynda/BSMG)

: Adirondack Tree Experts employees work together to take down an English Elm Tree at Belmont Manor in Elkridge, MD on Monday, July 27, 2015. The tree, the oldest on the estate’s property, is infected with Dutch Elm Disease, a devastating fungal illness spread by the elm bark beetle. (Jen Rynda/BSMG)

: Adirondack Tree Experts employees work together to take down an English Elm Tree at Belmont Manor in Elkridge, MD on Monday, July 27, 2015. The tree, the oldest on the estate’s property, is infected with Dutch Elm Disease, a devastating fungal illness spread by the elm bark beetle. (Jen Rynda/BSMG)

: Adirondack Tree Experts employees work together to take down an English Elm Tree at Belmont Manor in Elkridge, MD on Monday, July 27, 2015. The tree, the oldest on the estate’s property, is infected with Dutch Elm Disease, a devastating fungal illness spread by the elm bark beetle. (Jen Rynda/BSMG)

: Adirondack Tree Experts employees work together to take down an English Elm Tree at Belmont Manor in Elkridge, MD on Monday, July 27, 2015. The tree, the oldest on the estate’s property, is infected with Dutch Elm Disease, a devastating fungal illness spread by the elm bark beetle. (Jen Rynda/BSMG)

: Adirondack Tree Experts employees work together to take down an English Elm Tree at Belmont Manor in Elkridge, MD on Monday, July 27, 2015. The tree, the oldest on the estate’s property, is infected with Dutch Elm Disease, a devastating fungal illness spread by the elm bark beetle. (Jen Rynda/BSMG)

: Adirondack Tree Experts employees work together to take down an English Elm Tree at Belmont Manor in Elkridge, MD on Monday, July 27, 2015. The tree, the oldest on the estate’s property, is infected with Dutch Elm Disease, a devastating fungal illness spread by the elm bark beetle. (Jen Rynda/BSMG)

: Some of the cut branches of the English Elm Tree at Belmont Manor in Elkridge, MD on Monday, July 27, 2015. The tree, the oldest on the estate’s property, is infected with Dutch Elm Disease, a devastating fungal illness spread by the elm bark beetle. (Jen Rynda/BSMG)

: Adirondack Tree Experts employees work together to take down an English Elm Tree at Belmont Manor in Elkridge, MD on Monday, July 27, 2015. The tree, the oldest on the estate’s property, is infected with Dutch Elm Disease, a devastating fungal illness spread by the elm bark beetle. (Jen Rynda/BSMG)

: Adirondack Tree Experts employees work together to take down an English Elm Tree at Belmont Manor in Elkridge, MD on Monday, July 27, 2015. The tree, the oldest on the estate’s property, is infected with Dutch Elm Disease, a devastating fungal illness spread by the elm bark beetle. (Jen Rynda/BSMG)

: Adirondack Tree Experts employees work together to take down an English Elm Tree at Belmont Manor in Elkridge, MD on Monday, July 27, 2015. The tree, the oldest on the estate’s property, is infected with Dutch Elm Disease, a devastating fungal illness spread by the elm bark beetle. (Jen Rynda/BSMG)

: Adirondack Tree Experts employees work together to take down an English Elm Tree at Belmont Manor in Elkridge, MD on Monday, July 27, 2015. The tree, the oldest on the estate’s property, is infected with Dutch Elm Disease, a devastating fungal illness spread by the elm bark beetle. (Jen Rynda/BSMG)

: Adirondack Tree Experts employees work together to take down an English Elm Tree at Belmont Manor in Elkridge, MD on Monday, July 27, 2015. The tree, the oldest on the estate’s property, is infected with Dutch Elm Disease, a devastating fungal illness spread by the elm bark beetle. (Jen Rynda/BSMG)

: Adirondack Tree Experts employees work together to take down an English Elm Tree at Belmont Manor in Elkridge, MD on Monday, July 27, 2015. The tree, the oldest on the estate’s property, is infected with Dutch Elm Disease, a devastating fungal illness spread by the elm bark beetle. (Jen Rynda/BSMG)

: Adirondack Tree Experts employees work together to take down an English Elm Tree at Belmont Manor in Elkridge, MD on Monday, July 27, 2015. The tree, the oldest on the estate’s property, is infected with Dutch Elm Disease, a devastating fungal illness spread by the elm bark beetle. (Jen Rynda/BSMG)

: Adirondack Tree Experts employees work together to take down an English Elm Tree at Belmont Manor in Elkridge, MD on Monday, July 27, 2015. The tree, the oldest on the estate’s property, is infected with Dutch Elm Disease, a devastating fungal illness spread by the elm bark beetle. (Jen Rynda/BSMG)

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