A canopy of elms along 69th Street in Edmonton's Bellevue neighbourhood. Edmonton officials said Tuesday that four elms in the city have tested positive for Dutch elm disease.
Dutch elm disease has been detected in trees in Edmonton. The costly and deadly fungus poses a threat to all species of elm trees in Alberta, including 90,000 elm trees owned by the city.A canopy of elms along 69th Street in Bellevue, a mature neighbourhood northeast of downtown. Edmonton officials said Tuesday that four elms in the city have tested positive for Dutch elm disease.
Beare said the city has been bracing for years for the potential arrival of the destructive fungus as it crept westward across the country, devastating urban forest canopies. An action plan, now being implemented to limit the damage, was first developed in 2020. Crews are assessing and evaluating all of the elms in the impacted neighbourhoods. In areas considered most at risk, trees showing signs of infection will be removed immediately. City officials expect the number of confirmed infections to rise.
In Alberta, both Dutch elm pathogens and the elm bark beetles that carry them are named declared pests. Alberta and B.C. are the only provinces remaining in Canada not officially listed as infestation zones by the CFIA.Elm trees have come to symbolize something special in Edmonton but Dutch elm disease has the potential to change our city streetscapes.
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