I awoke to discover the remnants of a gentle snowstorm clinging to the trees, and I promptly drove to town to capture our historic elm in downtown Wellsboro. Often (and mistakenly) called the Hanging Tree, all that hung from it this morning was beauty. Named the Jailhouse Elm in 1979 when it was added to the American Forestry Association’s National Elm Registry, it currently ranks eleventh largest in Pennsylvania. Its white canopy this day hinted at its status as a senior citizen, with an estimated age of 250 to over 300 years. It has witnessed many such storms, and I hope many more.