'Everything is so emotional about this tree': Removal of massive neighborhood elm tree evokes emotions and memories

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'Everything is so emotional about this tree': Removal of massive neighborhood elm tree evokes emotions and memories

By Jenna Wells Click here for updates on this story     WAUWATOSA, Wisconsin (WDJT) — On the east side of Wauwatosa sat a piece of history that was hard to miss. A towering American elm tree made Matt Retzer and Sara Werner’s home on North 64th street a landmark of sorts. “Our bedroom’s actually right underneath the tree on the top level, so we see it every morning, we see it before we go to bed,” Retzer said. The house was built in 1901. After…