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Growing a Chinese Elm bonsai tree is a rewarding and enjoyable experience. Chinese Elm is one of the most popular trees used for bonsai because of its adaptability to various weather conditions ...
Few trees can take the place of the millions of magnificent American elm (Ulmus americana) trees that used to grace streets in large parts of North America but fell victim to Dutch Elm disease or ...
The Prospect Park Alliance is cutting down one-third of the trees in the Dog Beach Elm Grove because of Dutch elm disease.
One of the most destructive tree diseases is back in Denver. Dutch elm disease ravaged the urban canopy in the city in the 1970s but disappeared in 2011. But just last month, the aggressive tree ...
Researchers are using the “survivor” elms from around the state – identified by forestry officials, arborists and private landowners – to grow Dutch elm disease-resistant trees.
Photo / Dean Taylor Waikato trees are rolling up their leaves to be vaccinated against Dutch elm disease. The fatal and fast-spreading tree disease was discovered in the Waipā district in February.
Elm trees were not out of the woods though – a more virulent strain arrived in the 1960s and destroyed most of the UK’s 30 million elms.
If you visit now, a Chinese elm tree may catch your eye. Bonsai is a Japanese word that means "planted in a pot." It originates from the Chinese word “penzai,” with the same meaning.
These trees, and the world they held up, came crashing down when Dutch elm disease caused what is arguably the worst change to the UK’s countryside in living memory. The fungal disease carried by the ...