This is the first known instance where a virus disease has caused a fatal epidemic among trees. The outbreak appears to be even more serious than that of the so-called Dutch elm disease which has ...

Throughout the state, Minnesotans are still noticing native American elms falling prey to Dutch Elm Disease, one of the most widely known tree diseases, affecting elms worldwide. Fortunately ...

It was a disease that decimated towering trees across the country. In the 1970s, an outbreak of Dutch elm disease led to the loss of 90pc of elm trees, with 25 million falling victim to the ...