The South East is the area where ash dieback has had the most impact across the country, and scientists estimate only 5% of ash trees develop a tolerance to the disease. The council says once the tree ...

Ash dieback and other tree diseases are resulting in significantly more greenhouse gas emissions than previously thought because a large amount of carbon is escaping from woodland soils, a study has ...

Ash Dieback poses a danger to the public due to risk of weakened tree falling.

Trees growing near roads are to be cut down in response to the spread of ash dieback. Cumberland Council has found several areas where ash trees have been infected with the disease and need ...

Ash dieback is a severe disease that has substantially threatened European ash populations, particularly Fraxinus excelsior. The disease is caused by the invasive ascomycete fungus Hymenoscyphus ...

For centuries, the sport’s wooden sticks have been made from Ireland’s ash trees. But with a disease destroying forests, the ancient game is turning to different materials. By Megan Specia Megan ...

Ash trees in the UK are rapidly evolving resistance in response to ash dieback disease, DNA sequencing of hundreds of trees has shown. The finding is good news, says Richard Buggs at the Royal Botanic ...

Scientists at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and Queen Mary University of London have discovered that a new generation of ash trees, growing naturally in woodland, exhibits greater resistance to the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Trees with ash dieback need to be felled along the A38 in Winscombe [PA Media] A section of an A-road will close for four days to ...