[Lincolnparkdc] Dutch Elm Disease hits 100 bl Kentucky

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On Sat, Apr 22, 2023, 5:21 PM Mark Jordan <mark at markjordan.me> wrote:

> Below is a link to an interesting article from last year about American
> Elms and Dutch Elm disease from Smithsonian Magazine.   It's a quick read
> (with a great old photo of the tree-lined mall from the 40s) and I learned
> quite a bit about the history of elms in DC and disease resistance.
>
>
> https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/national-museum-of-natural-history/2022/04/28/how-a-historic-smithsonian-elm-thrives-over-150-years-after-its-planting/
>
> Mark Jordan
> 202.525.6732
>
> On Fri, Jun 4, 2021, 12:16 PM regina arlotto <citymom92 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Interesting-I had not thought about cicadas potentially being a carrier.
>> I just wish I knew how the tree got it this year, after being unscathed for
>> so long. However, I do seem to recall that a branch fell off a year or so
>> ago, and Steve said that if you prune a tree in the wrong season that's how
>> the beetle gets in. So maybe that's what happened.
>>
>> The tree inventory is amazing. I had to tear myself away from it
>> yesterday. I was totally hooked!
>>
>> Best,
>> Gina
>>
>> On Thu, Jun 3, 2021 at 6:03 PM JE Writer Editor <writejudy2000 at yahoo.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi, Gina,
>>>
>>> Thanks for all this information. If beetles carry the fungus, I wonder
>>> if cicadas can, too? They seem to favor elms.
>>>
>>> I look forward to checking out that tree inventory--that's a treasure!
>>>
>>> Best wishes,
>>>
>>> Judy
>>>
>>> On Thursday, June 3, 2021, 05:03:54 PM EDT, 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 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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