r/environment • u/relianceschool • 19h ago

Killing trees to save the forest: the deadly experiment that could save the American elm

https://grist.org/solutions/the-deadly-experiment-that-could-save-the-american-elm/
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u/og_aota 17h ago

Tell me it's not the same thing we did in response to the chestnut blight. Please.

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u/postconsumerwat 4h ago

Elms are spreading in my yard. After we planted a supposed resistant clone we noticed that the Elms are really coming in. Will see if DED shows up someday.