[Lincolnparkdc] Dutch Elm Disease hits 100 bl Kentucky

[Marche Maine]

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On Thu, Jun 3, 2021, 5:03 PM regina arlotto <citymom92 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello neighbors-
>
> I happened to be outside today when Steve McKindley-Ward with DDOT's Urban
> Forestry division came by to check a tree on our block. Sadly, he told me
> that the *tree in front of 127 Kentucky will need to be removed due to
> Dutch Elm disease.* He said that a sure sign is when the leaves come out
> and immediately turn brown and crinkly, as this tree is showing. This
> symptom typically happens between May - June, so Steve said during these
> months he routinely drives around in our neighborhood scanning our
> beautiful old elms for symptoms.  He tries to catch them early enough and
> have it removed before it can infect more trees next to it or even the elms
> across the street. He said that the disease spreads via roots or a beetle
> that carries the fungus.
>
> Unfortunately, *there is no treatment that can save the tree. *He is
> putting in an emergency request to have the tree removed. It will most
> likely happen next week. I learned also that the trees on poopy island are
> all disease resistant elms, which is good, even though they have some
> issues of large branches dropping as they get bigger.  DDOT is trying to
> diversify the inventory throughout the city so we might get a London Plane
> tree in this location. There is a London Plane tree in the tree box in
> front of the parking sign at the alley on the north end east side of
> Kentucky (directly across the street from 115 Kentucky, if that helps.)
> Steve expects to plant a new tree this fall/winter.
>
> If you really want to geek out on trees (I just did) and see the trees
> that are planted on every single block in DC, you can go to DC's Open
> Data GIS Tree Inventory
> <https://opendata.dc.gov/datasets/urban-forestry-street-trees/explore?location=38.888865%2C-76.989468%2C20.00>
> and zoom in to see.
>
> I am also attaching a photo I took today after Steve left showing clearly
> the brown leaves and the infected limbs juxtaposed with some branches that
> have green leaves.
>
> Best regards,
> Gina Arlotto
> 123 Kentucky
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