Elm hedge, M5 northbound services, Sedgemoor
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Elm hedge, M5 northbound services, Sedgemoor
Image: © Robin Stott Taken: 6 Jun 2012
Dutch Elm Disease is endemic in Britain. Here, the two suckers on the right, having reached a size attractive to the beetle for laying its eggs, have been choked by the fungus that the beetles carry. The grubs feed on the dying wood before emerging as beetles carrying the fungal spores: an altogether unpleasant cycle. English Elm (Ulmus procera) is highly susceptible; other elm species less so. Prominent in the distance is Brent Knoll, a landmark in the area. The summit, straddling ST3450 and ST3451, is owned by the National Trust and is the site of an ancient fort.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.269709
Longitude
-2.924217