Gail, who took it upon herself to ensure the tree was listed on the state's Registry of Historic Trees in 2005, died in September. Like any such memorial, several speakers offered a few words, ...

What: Fagus sylvatica ‘Rohanii’, commonly called the cutleaf purple beech, is one of the most majestic trees to add to the larger landscape. The structural beauty of the smooth, gray barked trunk and ...

CHELMSFORD — The huge purple beech tree that once towered over the town common is gone, though pieces of it are finding useful second lives, including a bench on the common that was carved from the ...

Chelmsford’s Purple Leaf Beech tree, planted on the Common in 1891, will meet its fate this Thursday, when it will be cut down due to public safety concerns. The work is scheduled to begin around 7:30 ...

The state Department of Conversation and Recreation Department Urban Community and Forestry Division has inducted the purple beech tree planted on the lawn of the Elihu Thomson Administration Building ...

A 121-year-old purple beech tree in Chelmsford’s town common is slated to be removed Thursday after arborists decided its cracks and decay made it too dangerous to be left standing. On Arbor Day in ...

CHELMSFORD — Before Felix Huang ever brought a drill or chisel to the surface of the towering piece of beech wood, he had plenty of practice carving complex figures into granite. The 18-year-old ...

WHAT: Cutleaf purple beech, also known as the Rohanii variety of fagus sylvatica, is one of the most majestic trees gardeners can add to larger landscapes. WHY PLANT IT: Its smooth, gray-barked trunk ...