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Dutch Elm Disease Hitting Twin Cities09-11-07 | News
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Dutch Elm Disease Hitting Twin Cities

This year, the Twin Cities in Minnesota will loose about 8 percent of its Elm trees due to Dutch Elm disease. While it is not in the news as much as the Emerald Ash Borer, it is known to spread from tree-to-tree up to 50-feet?EUR??,,????'?????<

“All the trees, so far, have been saved,” said Chris Jaglo, who lives in the Linden Hills neighborhood.

People who live on Beard Avenue fought hard to keep their view of a tree canopy made up of tall Elms. Just a block away, they saw Dutch Elm devastation.

The fundraising paid to inoculate healthy Elm trees. The treatment costs up to $500 per tree. A Linden Hills association matched the money the Beard Ave. neighbors raised.

“We partnered with one of the tree care companies to offer a discount to neighborhood residents for treating their trees,” said Kathy Urberg, from the Linden Hills environmental committee.

Chris Jaglo hopes the Beard Avenue success story inspires others.

“No one person can save all the trees in Minneapolis, but there’s a community feeling when you feel, ‘wow, we saved the trees on our block,’” said Chris Jaglo.

Source: wcco.com.

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