tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14731145.post8257798378495881884..comments2023-07-26T08:12:40.144-04:00Comments on Flatbush Gardener: The Liberty Elm ProjectChris Kreussling (Flatbush Gardener)http://www.blogger.com/profile/08467595231097695124noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14731145.post-19420058215934299402007-07-11T11:02:00.000-04:002007-07-11T11:02:00.000-04:00Anon: Good question! I didn't know, and it never o...<B>Anon</B>: Good question! I didn't know, and it never occurred to me.<BR/><BR/>A quick <A HREF="http://www.google.com/search?q=elm+yellows" REL="nofollow">Google search on "Elm yellows"</A> turns up several references. The disease is caused by a microorganism which infects the phloem, the living tissue inside the bark. Insects which feed on the tree, such as leafhoppers, are the vectors, transmitting the organism from tree to tree.Chris Kreussling (Flatbush Gardener)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08467595231097695124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14731145.post-53164747342747966482007-07-11T10:59:00.000-04:002007-07-11T10:59:00.000-04:00has elm yellowing been mapped geographically? Has...has elm yellowing been mapped geographically? Has a census been performed to show its spread? How is an elm with yellowing treated? Who is the national expert on Elm yellowing? Phone? Address?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14731145.post-73935404611476070652007-07-11T10:48:00.000-04:002007-07-11T10:48:00.000-04:00Saw your blog and want to know if Yellowing is a s...Saw your blog and want to know if Yellowing is a soil borne disease. How does it spread?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14731145.post-41698887506795027732007-05-29T21:58:00.000-04:002007-05-29T21:58:00.000-04:00bob: Thanks for the additional reference. I would ...<B>bob</B>: Thanks for the additional reference. I would never have found that info, since it wasn't associated with their Elm information pages. I just updated the post with this info.Chris Kreussling (Flatbush Gardener)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08467595231097695124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14731145.post-71506015654425423212007-05-29T21:05:00.000-04:002007-05-29T21:05:00.000-04:00Actually, the Cornell assessment goes a little fur...Actually, the Cornell assessment goes a little further than you note - see section in http://www.hort.cornell.edu/uhi/outreach/recurbtree/pdfs/~recurbtrees.pdf -- Liberty is not recommended due to "variability of resistance to Dutch Elm Disease"<BR/> in addition to Elm yellows problem. None the less there were recent articles in our local paper regarding a massive planting of Liberty in Utica NY.Beahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15132735953271351692noreply@blogger.com