Whenever I mention cultivating elms in Florida, someone brings up Dutch elm ... A problem that may arise due to elm tree’s shallow and competitive root systems is underplanting them.

People might object to scientific experiments that disturb Florida’s ecosystems ... as well. Before ash trees were en vogue, elm trees were ubiquitous. Then American Dutch elm disease swept ...

white elm or Florida elm. Making matters worse, the trees were often planted close enough together for their root systems to have grafted together. The fungus was able to infect one tree and move ...

When you think of Florida, beaches and palm trees ... the environmental benefits of planting shade trees, including species such as oak, ash, elm and sycamore, in place of palms.

They’re continuing their reforestation initiative with another tree giveaway. They’ll be giving away 500 three-gallon Florida Elm and Live Oak trees on Saturday at Daffin Park in Millville.

The University of Florida, after the devastating ... yaupon holly, winged elm and crape myrtle. These species provide all the benefits of trees, plus they have a better chance of surviving a ...

Dutch elm disease does not cause any harm to ... professor at the Urban Horticulture Institute in Cornell University. Palm trees at risk: Florida's iconic palm trees threatened by invasive disease ...