FILE - In this Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2010, file photo, a worker removes saw dust from Herbie, the tallest American elm in New England, after it was cut down in Yarmouth, Maine. On Thursday Jan.4, 2010 the Maine Forest Service says the giant tree was 217 years old when he was cut down last month in Yarmouth. (AP Photo/Pat Wellenbach, File)
YARMOUTH, Maine - Maine officials say two cross-sections cut from a 217-year-old giant elm named Herbie will be displayed by the town of Yarmouth and the state Forest Service.
The 110-foot-tall tree was the biggest American elm in New England before it was cut down Jan. 19 after losing a battle with Dutch elm disease. Peter Lammert of the Maine Forest Service says each of the 4-inch cross-sections weighed 1,600 pounds.
Word of Herbie and his caretaker of five decades, 101-year-old Frank Knight, continues to generate interest around the region.
Lammert says a Rhode Island motorist stopped to collect sawdust while foresters were cutting on the stump Monday. Herbie also has several fan pages on Facebook.
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