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What is Dutch Elm Disease?
Dutch
Elm Disease was first found in the United States in Ohio in 1930. It has now spread
throughout North America and has destroyed over half the elm trees in the northern
United Sates. The disease has been reported in all states except the desert Southwest.
(www.ext.nodak.edu)
What
are the symptoms of Dutch Elm Disease?
The observable symptoms and the
progression of the disease differ among trees which are inoculated through beetle
feeding and those which are infected through root grafts. Trees infected by beetles
first show wilting, curling and yellowing of leaves on one or more branches in
the upper portion of the tree. Large trees may survive and show progressively
more symptoms for one or more years. Trees infected through root grafts wilt and
die rapidly; this frequently occurs in the spring soon after the trees have leafed
out and progresses from the base of the tree upward. (www.ext.nodak.edu)
More information about Dutch Elm Disease can be found at the following sites:
- How to Identify and Manage Dutch Elm Disease
- North Dakota State University Agriculture and University Extension
- University of Massachusetts Extension
- University of Illinois Extension
- Forest Preserve District of Cook County
- Tracing, a Physical Control for Dutch Elm Disease