Clones of 100-year-old elm tree planted on eastern slope of Parliament Hill

Six saplings cultivated at the University of Guelph from cuttings taken from the elm tree that was chopped down in 2019 were planted east of Centre Block last month.

The former 100-year-old elm tree sat between the east end of Centre Block and the Sir John A. Macdonald statue, as seen on Feb. 6, 2019. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

June 5, 2024

The 100-year-old American elm tree that previously shaded the grounds east of Centre Block and was cut down in 2019 ahead of excavation work related to construction of the new Parliament Welcome Centre lives on, with six sapling clones recently planted along the Hill's easte...

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