Stately elms trees lined the streets of American cities and towns. Chestnuts blanketed North America, providing food and furniture. What happened? And are they gone forever? Could it happen again to other species?
History of Dutch elm disease
http://www.jewishrhody.com/stories/history-of-dutch-elm-disease,2762
The toll on Providence RI’s urban canopy
Programs of the Elm Research Institute
https://www.libertytreesociety.org/about.html
Elm trees: An American Comeback Story
https://friendsoftrees.org/blog/elm-trees-an-american-comeback/
A Maine town where elms have remained strong
http://castinepatriot.com/news/2011/jun/24/castine-elm-trees-focus-of-tour/#.XiXOSVxOnZE
Clones help famous elm tree live on, for now
One of NYC “Great Trees”
https://www.nycgovparks.org/facilities/great-trees?id=33’s
More than a century ago nearly four billion American chestnut trees were growing in the eastern U.S. The chestnut blight has been called the greatest ecological disaster to strike the world’s forests in all of history.
https://www.acf.org/the-american-chestnut/history-american-chestnut/
What it Takes to Bring Back the Mythical American Chestnut
Resistant hybrids of the American chestnut tree are making a comeback
https://www.motherearthnews.com/organic-gardening/american-chestnut-tree-zmaz10fmzraw
One of the Largest Remaining American Chestnut Trees in North America (video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQwV0QfJmwI&feature=youtu.be
Do you live where elms and chestnuts have vanished? Could they grow again?
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