Ash trees were planted in many urban forests in Minnesota to replace elm trees decimated by Dutch elm disease, Venette said. “It’s all part of growing a more diversified urban forest,” he said.

The American elm trees, each about 2 years old and 4 to 6 feet tall, were cloned by University of Minnesota researchers to be resistant to Dutch elm disease, a fungal disease that killed millions ...

Ash trees were planted in many urban forests in Minnesota to replace elm trees decimated by Dutch elm disease, Venette said. “It’s all part of growing a more diversified urban forest,” he said.

Rahim Ladhani has more on an iconic Christie Pitts elm tree - estimated to be 120-years-old - being cut down after a Dutch ...

The 36 trees planted last week at Boutwells Landing senior living community in Oak Park Heights have a big job: To help revitalize the state’s elm population. The American elm ...