Penn State: Historic Old Main Elm Topped 90 Tons

The historic elm tree removed at Old Main last week weighed 94.1 tons, Penn State reported Tuesday.

Dealt a fatal blow by the disease known as elm yellows, the iconic tree stood at Old Main’s southeast corner since 1933.

After university workers took it down, the tree produced 14.5 tons of wood chips, 42.3 tons of saw log and 37.33 tons of stump chips, according to the Office of Physical Plant.

An earlier StateCollege.com video about the tree’s removal is available here. Photos are posted there, too.

The University Park campus once counted nearly 300 elm trees. The elm yellows and Dutch elm diseases have cut that number to about 100. Elm yellows alone has claimed more than 70 trees on campus since 2007, according to Penn State.

More information is posted via Penn State Live.

Earlier coverage

• VIDEO: Historic Elm Tree at Penn State’s Old Main Loses Battle with Disease (March 9, 2012)