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Over six million larch trees to be cut down in Wales to halt spread of deadly disease
2015-05-18 02:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Independent: More than six million larch trees are to be cut down in Wales to try to halt the spread of a deadly disease, according to a report. Phytophthora ramorum, whose first name means literally plant destroyer, was first found in the UK at a garden centre in Sussex in 2002 and was first found in Wales just five years ago. It has not yet been found on trees in Scotland, but the fungus-like pathogen has been detected in the south-west of the country. In January, leading scientists warned Britains...
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