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Radio Scotland,09 Oct 2024,26 mins

Saving the Great British Elm with David Shreeve and Max Coleman

Scotland Outdoors

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Dutch Elm disease has killed millions of elms across the world over the past century. But there is still hope that this mighty tree can be saved. Helen hears from David Shreeve of the Conservation Foundation about his new book Great British Elms. And from Max Coleman of the Royal Botanic Gardens in Edinburgh about a conservation project in Scotland to plant resilient elms.

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