Dutch elm
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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However, Dutch elm disease means many trees die before they reach their full height.
From BBC ● Apr. 16, 2026
The ash trees of Iowa City, planted to replace elms felled by Dutch elm disease, are now succumbing in turn.
From New York Times ● May 21, 2023
In the middle of the 20th Century, three species of another fungi under the genus Ophiostoma swept through North America and Europe, sickening trees with what's known as Dutch elm disease.
From Salon ● Apr. 30, 2023
“You’ve got the American chestnut blight and the Dutch elm disease, but this seems extraordinarily rapid and severe.”
From Scientific American ● Jul. 5, 2020
The situation with regard to Dutch elm disease is therefore not entirely hopeless provided informed and intelligent measures are taken.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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