Elm diseases

Abstract

Dutch elm disease was found in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1930, and is now in most of the contiguous 48 states. The disease is caused by a fungus that has killed millions of wild and planted elms. Losses have been the greatest in the eastern United States. The fungus attacks all elms, but our native species, American, slippery, and rock elm have little or no resistance to the disease. The most important and common of these, the American elm, is found on a wide range of forest sites and old fields.

Parent Publication

• Central hardwood notes

Citation

Peacock, John W. 1989. Elm diseases. In: Hutchinson, Jay G., ed. Central hardwood notes. St. Paul, MN.: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station. 8.05