A crowd gathered in front of a tree felled during Friday night’s thunderstorm to take pictures and collect a leaf or two as a memento and even mourn, for this was no ordinary tree. Perhaps 150 years ...

The stirring brass of a regimental band and the whir of a powerful saw marked the next phase in the life of Canada’s most beloved tree, the silver maple that — legend has it — inspired Alexander Muir ...

FELLED: Letter writer Kira Jahn stands beside a silver leaf maple tree before it was cut down recently. Editor’s note: The following letter was received after efforts failed to prevent a silver leaf ...