Elm Sapling Gallery

An appendix to Saving the American Elm by Bruce Carley -- Updated November 21, 2007

The photographs on this page show young Valley Forge, New Harmony, and American Liberty elms at various stages of their early growth. These photographs were taken at various times by my brother, Todd Carley, a professional photographer. Todd's elm photographs may be distributed freely or re-published for wholesome purposes; in return, a credit link (“courtesy elmpost.org”) is always appreciated. Most of these photographs also are available in print resolution, and anyone interested is invited to contact Todd for more information. Additional elm photographs can be found in my Elm Sapling Gallery, page 2 and in my Gallery of Mature Elms. This page may need a minute to load.

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Well-pruned Valley Forge elms, all 9 years old, located on various private properties. These trees can be viewed
from public rights of way, with the exception of the tree on the far left. Photographs by Todd Carley.





Valley Forge elms, all 8 years old. The three photographs on the left depict a tree at Meeting House Hill, Acton, MA.
The tree on the far right is on private property. Photographs by Todd Carley.




Valley Forge elms, all 8 years old, located on various private properties in Acton, MA. The three trees on the right are along
Willow Street at Kingman Road. The lowest branches of these and other trees shown on this page probably should have
been pruned off at an earlier time to prevent possible upper branch splitting. Photographs by Todd Carley.




Valley Forge elms, all 8 years old. The two trees on the left are along Jefferson Drive, Acton, MA. Their lowest branches
probably should have been removed at an earlier time, as with other trees on this page. The two trees on the right
are on conservation lands. Photographs by Todd Carley.




Valley Forge elms, all 6 years old and large for their age, located on various private properties in Acton,
MA. The two trees on the left are on Jefferson Drive. Photographs by Todd Carley.




Valley Forge elms. The center-right tree is along Jefferson Drive, Acton, MA; the others are on various conservation lands.
Ages in years from left to right: 8, 6, 6, 8. Photographs by Todd Carley.




The two photos on the left depict Valley Forge elms planted along Willow Street in Acton, MA. The
center-right tree is one of the earliest-planted Valley Forge elms at the Acton Arboretum, Acton, MA.
The tree on the far right is the oldest American Liberty elm represented in this project.
Ages in years from left to right: 6, 6, 8, 13. Photographs by Todd Carley.




New Harmony elms, each approximately 6 years of age, located along various main streets in
Littleton, MA. I had nothing to do with planting these particular trees. Photographs by Todd Carley.




Valley Forge elms located at the Acton Arboretum, Acton, MA. Ages in years from left to right: 5, 6, 7, 7.
The first three photographs from the left are the same tree. Photographs by Todd Carley.




Valley Forge elms. The tree on the far left is at the Acton Arboretum, Acton, MA; the others are at Grassy Pond Conservation
Area, Acton, MA and are all the same tree. Ages in years from left to right: 6, 4, 5, 5. Photographs by Todd Carley.


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