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DNA sequencing shows young trees are more likely to have gene variants that confer partial resistance to a fungus that has been wiping out ash trees across Europe ...
KENTON — 48,500 native conifer seedlings have been planted around 150 acres in late June by the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) ...
Ash trees are firmly rooted in Britain’s history – and they are making a remarkable comeback.
Ash trees are evolving resistance to a fungus which has decimated the species in recent years, a new study shows.
An invasive beetle that kills ash trees has made it to the Nashville area. As a result, up to 13% of Tennessee's trees could ...
The Emerald Ash Borer has been detected in Denver nearly a decade after city officials began preparing for the invasive ...
As China's first UNESCO World Cultural and Natural Heritage Site listed in 1987, Taishan Mountain is home to 18,195 ancient ...
Natural selection is acting upon thousands of locations within the ash tree DNA, driving the evolution of resistance as the ...
Trees, of course, can’t move. And lingering specimens of species like ash and hemlock are often so far apart that reproduction becomes impossible. By planting resistant saplings in large groups, ...
Invasives have largely wiped out the American chestnut and elm, caused “hell” with the beech, and are now wreaking havoc on the eastern hemlock and white ash.
Ash trees in the UK are rapidly evolving resistance in response to ash dieback disease, DNA sequencing of hundreds of trees has shown.
The death of ash trees leads to the release of carbon dioxide and affects hundreds of species that rely on these trees for their habitat. Falling trees are also a threat to people and property.