Tag: ELM
Ancient elm in Utrecht should have been removed, until tree doctor Frank came up with a solution
It is the first time in Utrecht that a monumental tree is saved in this way. No, indeed, the tree will no longer bloom, but that is not what tree…
All elms a pinch again; municipality of Utrecht started with annual elm vaccination
In total there are more than five hundred species of trees in the municipality and that number is growing. “When a tree is felled, we often replant a different species,”…
Microbes must protect the threatened elm against elm disease
The Swedish elms are critically threatened by the so-called elm disease, which is caused by a fungal infection. However, some elms are more resistant than others, and now the researchers…
The enigma of stars older than the Universe seems solved
The more massive the stars evolve, and vice versa. The theory which explains this fact also makes it possible to date them, but it led to give an age clearly…