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The North American Elm tree is also being wiped out as we speak in a similar very thorough manner: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_elm_disease https://en.wi
by bhouston 10y ago
The North American Elm tree is also being wiped out as we speak in a similar very thorough manner: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_elm_disease https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_elm_disease
- ComputerGuru 10y agoYup. We lost two, massive elms in our yard this past spring to Dutch Elm Disease. By the time you spot it, it's too late.
- gyrgtyn 10y agoI hope we've learned from the Chestnut fiasco that the 'solution' to this is probably not to cut down all Elm trees.
- keithly 10y agoThere are at least a couple resistant varieties ("Princeton" comes to mind) but none are fully immune. Resistance seems to depend on the type of beetle infesting the tree and other stressors.