New England's biggest elm dies

YARMOUTH, Maine (AP) - February 9, 2010

For those who don't know, Herbie was a 217-year-old, 100-foot-tall giant elm that had been the biggest American elm in New England.

It had to be cut down January 19 after losing a battle with Dutch elm disease.

But the legend of Herbie lives on, in part in the form of a pair of cross-sections cut from the tree.

Each of the cross-cuts measures four inches wide - and weighs 1,600 pounds.

The cuts will be put on display - one in the town of Yarmouth, Maine - and the other at the state Forest Service.

The tree has several fan pages on Facebook.

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