Maeser in Provo in Utah County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Weeping American Elm

Photographed by Jason Voigt, May 9, 2023

1. Weeping American Elm Marker

Inscription. This exceedingly rare Ulmus Americana tree (also known as White Elm or a Weeping American Elm) was planted in 1927 by Moroni Wilford (Roni) Christopherson of Spanish Fork, Utah. Roni was an employee of Utah County for twenty-seven years.

Sometime in 1927, the county commissioners sent Roni and Elmer Pulley to Ogden, Utah to buy trees, shrubs and flowers for the Utah County Courthouse grounds as a landscaping project. The nursery owner gave Roni this tree as a gift. The tree was an experimental ornamental tree created by budding different trees together.

Roni chose to plant his gift tree east of the Utah County Courthouse where people could stop and admire its beauty. The nursery owner came to Provo several times to check the treee and its growing stage. The nursery owner called the tree a Weeping American Elm.

Erected 2000 by Utah County.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Horticulture & Forestry. A significant historical year for this entry is 1927.

Location. 40° 13.966′ N, 111° 39.449′ W. Marker is in Provo, Utah, in Utah County. It is in Maeser. It is on 100 South near South University Avenue (U.S. 189), on the right when traveling east. Marker and tree are located behind Utah County Courthouse and County Recorder

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buildings. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 100 100 South, Provo UT 84606, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Utah’s Wasatch Front.

It is also in the American Mountain West

and in Colorado Plateau.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Rocky Mountains,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Utah County Statehood Centennial (within shouting distance of this marker); Historic Utah County Courthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Escalante Trail (within shouting distance of this marker); The Knight Block (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Reed Smoot House (about 600 feet away); A Place of Gathering (about 600 feet away); 104 West Center (approx. 0.2 miles away); 110-120 West Center (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Provo.

Also see . . . Historic Tree. More information about the tree on Utah County government's website. (Submitted on May 18, 2023, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.)

Photographed by Jason Voigt, May 9, 2023

2. Weeping American Elm Marker

Weeping American Elm image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jason Voigt, May 9, 2023

3. Weeping American Elm

Credits. This page was last revised on May 18, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 18, 2023, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 478 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 18, 2023, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.