From her second-story bedroom window, Judy Steer used to wake up to an elm tree in the morning and go to sleep with it at night. She watched the moonlight shimmer through its branches in the darkness, ...

Purdue extension forester Lenny Farlee introduces you to the red elm, or slippery elm. He shares about how to identify the red elm and also how to differentiate it from its relative, the American elm.

WINCHESTER — Over the past several years, the market for medicinal herbs has been on the rise. One of the products in demand is the bark from slippery elm trees (Ulmus rubra). The inner layer of ...

Even though spring is apparently upon us (buh-bye, Daylight Saving Time), we all are still stuck with an especially clingy cold and flu season this year. And if you’re dealing with a sore throat or ...

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - The Kentucky Department of Agriculture wants people who strip the bark from slippery elm trees to do it correctly.Agriculture Commissioner Richie Farmer says if done properly, ...

If you’re thinking about stripping the bark from slippery elm trees for a little extra cash, be reminded that this activity is illegal on national forest lands. The herbal medicine market has spurred ...

WINCHESTER, Ky. -- If you’re thinking about stripping the bark from slippery elm trees for a little extra cash, be reminded that this activity is illegal on national forest lands. The herbal medicine ...