A butternut seed is seen at a protected orchard, this tree produces seeds likely to be disease-resistant that will be reintroduced into various forests.
Disease-resistant seedlings of an endangered tree species are doing well during their first season in a forest in Wakefield, Que., according to the conservation group that planted them. Disease-resistant seedlings of an endangered tree species are doing well during their first season in a western Quebec forest, according to the conservation group that planted them.
Once a healthy butternut tree is found, its twigs can be grafted onto walnut trees, McClaven said. They're then tended to in a nursery before being planted and managed in an orchard. McLaven says over the years she's been involved with the organization the political, environmental and social side of the work has changed.
While the canker is detected everywhere in Ontario, McLaven said there are also "other factors" that have also reduced the butternut population. "You can't really recover a species you're allowing exemptions to destroy their habitat," said Morris.
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