Dutch+Elm+Disease

Dutch Elm Disease is where a fungus spread by Elm Bark Beetles infects the trees vascular system stopping the movement of water causing the trees to wilt and die. The symptoms of the Dutch Elm Disease are usually browning of leaves. How badly the tree s infected may very according to where the fungus was introduced to the tree. For example if it enters through the roots the symptoms will start on the lower branches and work its way up and out, but if it’s introduced at the top the symptoms start to show at the tip of each branch and work its way inward. Dutch Elm disease may only effect a couple branches at a time. It may take a season or up to two years for the whole tree to be fully damaged. Branches effected by Dutch elm often develop dark streaks on the interior of the branches. To detect this you can either cut through the branches or peel the bark back. Elm trees used to be the considered to be the most beautiful and desirable trees to be planted on a block, but ever since the nasty Dutch Elm has been affecting our gorgeous nature there slowly being wiped out.