Yes, I've seen what you describe, seems common, though there are many still around, it's kind of sad to see them destroyed by D.E.D. We have lost quite a few. There were some very old ones here as I recall when I was a kid, corners or hedgerows between fields etc.
I believe that although D.E.D., takes quite a few of them, it cannot wipe them out because they do reseed and grow rapidly compared to other species. The one I tried to save left a sibling almost under it's former canopy, and genetically it resembles the parent.
There used to be many great examples of these trees along the NYS thruway, from exit 23 and south, along the side of the road, I used to travel that road twice a week, and like you said, you would spot one after another, year after year with D.E.D.
I can think of a few that are just outstanding examples of their beauty, one is right across the road from Curtis Lumber in Bal l ston Spa, ( potty filter don't like the name of our town apparently so I hyphenated it) this tree is just absolutely captures a perfect image of an American Elm, sad to think how many we used to have, lining the streets and so on.
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