Dutch Elm Fungal Attack (Ulmus spp) by Richard Cooper
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Dutch Elm Fungal Attack (Ulmus spp) by Richard Cooper
Image: © Richard Taken: 23 Aug 2008
This year - 2008 - has seen the Elm off-shoots and Ulmus spp in general in Wanstead Park show signs of less susceptibility to "Dutch Elm Disease". There is one specimen now approx. 25 feet high (7.5m) with no infection that can be seen from ground level. Meanwhile the larger clusters of this species are now beginning to show only minor infestations at present (23-Aug-2008) in this park. One is tempted to reach-upward and remove the infected leaves, but this would defeat the object, especially, if the trees are becoming, at last, more resistant to this dreaded long term malady. I am not sure where to Enter a New Category! May I suggest Arboriculture or Dendrology? Thanks.
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