VTDigger

Researchers at Vermont orchard work to bring back the American elm tree in New England

The species suffered a mass decline decades ago. Researchers are studying how to restore disease-resistant elm trees, with the goal of increasing biodiversity and flood resilience in the process.
AOL

From Plumbing To Pest & Diseases, This Tree Comes With Many Downsides

Looking upward into the branches of a very large elm tree. - Alex Cristi /Getty Images Summertime shade might be the most obvious benefit trees provide, but they also improve air quality, cool the air ...

‘It feels like a hopeful moment.’ A century-long battle to save New England’s elms nears a breakthrough.

These are American elms, saplings of the magnificent trees that were once ubiquitous in New England, cathedrals of green that ...
The Irish Times

Plan to rescue elm trees from disease

A plan to reverse the destruction of elm trees in Ireland by Dutch Elm disease, which has left the country with only a tiny number of healthy mature trees, is being put in place by Teagasc. Once as ...
Yahoo

U of M researchers are planting ‘survivor’ trees in hopes of defeating Dutch elm disease

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The 36 trees planted last week at Boutwells Landing senior living community in Oak Park Heights have a big job: To help revitalize ...
Gothamist

These Prospect Park elm trees stood for about a century until disease struck

Prospect Park Alliance arborist Malcolm Gore counted the rings on a tree stump at the top of a hill in Prospect Park. "I got to 90,” he said. Counting tree rings for age isn’t entirely accurate, Gore ...
Westword

Dutch Elm Disease Is Back in Park Hill, Putting Denver’s Oldest Trees at Risk

In early July, Denver’s forestry team discovered that Dutch elm disease – a fungal tree killer that targets American elms – was back after a twelve-year absence from the city. While the team is hoping ...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Dutch elm disease came first. Then emerald ash borer. Now, an urgent push is on to restore trees.

RENO BOTTOMS - The elm tree that towered over Andy Meier was a survivor. At 37 inches around and about 150 years old, it had so far avoided Dutch elm disease, the fungus that wiped out many of its ...
The Denver Post

Dutch elm disease reappears in Denver’s urban elder trees

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Dutch elm disease has been reported back in Denver after more than a decade of its absence. The Denver forestry office discovered the disease last month in ...
Bangor Daily News

Elm trees were a symbol of urban pastoralism — until most of them disappeared

In this Dec. 14, 2009, file photo, Frank Knight, 101, of Yarmouth, stands in front of an elm tree known as "Herbie" in Yarmouth. Knight took care of the tree for about 50 years while working as the ...
BBC

Disease killing 'Europe's oldest' elm tree

The Beauly elm has been laser-scanned to create digital images of the tree What is believed to be Europe's oldest elm tree has succumbed to Dutch Elm Disease and is dying, say experts. The wych elm at ...