Pests and Diseases
A specimen at the Ryston Hall, Norfolk, arboretum, obtained from the Späth nursery before 1914, was killed by the earlier strain of Dutch elm disease Ophiostoma ulmi prevalent in the 1930s.
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Famous quotes containing the words pests and/or diseases:
“How we love sequestering, where no pests are pestering.”
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