Search out shrub, trees that resist disease

Some trees and shrubs have a bad reputation for being susceptible to diseases: lilacs to powdery mildew, junipers to juniper ...
Yahoo

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

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Forester Andy Meier inspects an elm tree on the Mississippi River for possible signs of Dutch elm disease, which has wiped out many of the elms in the river's floodplain ...
Minnesota Daily

Developing Dutch elm disease-resistant trees

On the St. Paul campus of the University of Minnesota, rows of tiny elm trees sprout in a test field run by University researchers. These elms are a series of new trees cloned by the University that ...
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 ...
Grand Forks Herald

PRAIRIE GARDENER: Dutch elm disease continues to claim trees

It's been more than three decades since Dutch elm disease was first spotted in Grand Forks. That first victim was a small tree that grew where the Grand Forks water treatment plant now stands. Since ...
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 ...
The Virginian-Pilot

Whatever happened to local elm trees after deadly fungal disease struck Virginia?

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 ...
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 ...
The StarPhoenix

City considers action after explosion of Dutch elm disease in Saskatoon

Robin Adair, owner of Arbour Crest Tree Services, said the city has a lot of work to get ahead of dutch elm disease. He said ...
The Argus

Brighton's rare elm trees under attack from serious disease

This article is brought to you by our exclusive subscriber partnership with our sister title USA Today, and has been written by our American colleagues. It does not necessarily reflect the view of The ...
fox13now

Dangerous, quick-spreading tree disease introduced to Utah

OGDEN CANYON, Utah — A fungal tree disease, which has destroyed millions of trees in the United States, has been detected in Utah for the first time. “We were sick to our stomachs thinking about what ...