Ash dieback – a fatal disease of Britain’s native ash trees (Fraxinus excelsior) – is one of the worst tree disease epidemics the UK has ever seen. The disease is caused by a fungus that originated in ...
A recent, Swedish study has revealed crucial information for horticulturalists in the UK, and in Northern and Central Europe, in their battles against the aggressive attacks of the Chalara ...
The fungal disease Ash Dieback is expected to decimate the population of Ash trees across Britain. The rapid decay in affected trees can make them dangerous to anyone walking underneath, not to ...
The fungus has already caused widespread damage to ash tree populations in continental Europe since it was first reported as an unknown new disease in Poland in 1992. Chalara dieback fungus is ...
Researchers at Queen Mary University of London have discovered how a new generation of ash trees are more resistant to ash dieback disease than their parents. Ash trees produce high-quality timber, ...
Nick Atkinson is a Fellow at the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology. He is also an employee of the Woodland Trust. Ash dieback – a fatal disease of Britain’s native ash trees (Fraxinus excelsior) – is ...