[Sacajaweau]

The Elm trees lined our street creating an archway. Also huge chestnuts. "Exotic" birds were all over the place...orioles and blue jays and red winged blackbirds...along with the ordinary sparrows and robins etc.. They're all gone now except for the ordinary birds and pests like pigeons.

They have planted smaller leafed trees like Little Leaf Linden which is also salt resistant I believe.

Thanks for your info.

[Carriage Hill]

Back in the 50s & early-60s, our Family lived in Arling Hts, IL, and we had American Elms on our 3.5ac property, as well as the canopy covering the streets. All gone now.

In the 70s/80s, the Zelkova serrata (Russian Elm) was introduced to ‘replace’ the American Elm, but it too had its problems, though it is in widespread use today.

The Tilia cordata (Linden) is a nice, durable street/pkg lot tree, but more of an ornamental rather than a massive shade tree, like the Elms. The summer blooms are a Jap Beetle magnet - they can defoliate an entire tree - and a problem unless pre-treated for the beetle infestation.