The American elm (Ulmus americana) was once a common sight on the Upper Mississippi River, but Dutch elm disease, or DED, has killed many trees. DED is an invasive fungal pathogen that is spread by ...

SDSU celebrated Arbor Day on April 23 by planting about a dozen American Elm trees near Ben Reifel and Brown Halls. Arbor Day ...

The classic and trusted book “Fifty Common Trees of Indiana” by T.E. Shaw was published in 1956 as a user-friendly guide to local species. Nearly 70 years later, the publication has been updated ...

Elm-lined streets were once ubiquitous in America. The trees’ success throwing beautiful, shady canopies over urban environments made them one of the most popular to plant in the country. Then a ...

Rare white-letter hairstreak butterflies have been spotted after volunteers planted elm trees.

Recently, our diagnostic lab at Kansas State University reported a high volume of Dutch elm disease cases in Kansas. The disease has been present in the United States since the 1920s, when it began ...

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 ...

A new study by the University of St Andrews, Forest Research, and Royal Botanic Gardens Kew highlights that restoring 'lost' elm trees in Britain requires more than biological recovery. The research ...

A small, winged insect with a shiny black body and appetite for elm is now making its way across New York, after being detected in St. Lawrence County last year. The invasive species, called the elm ...

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