Great British Elms

by Mark Seddon and David Shreeve

The remarkable story of the iconic British elm and its return from the brink of extinction.

Since the 1970s, nearly all elms in the British Isles have proven to be susceptible to outbreaks of Dutch elm disease. Millions of trees were lost, and their new summer skeletal forms disfigure the countryside and townscapes quite dramatically. The beetles carrying the disease as fungus spores spread quickly, often advancing as far as the wind...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1842468189
• ISBN13: 9781842468180
• Release Date: May 2025
• Publisher: Royal Botanic Gardens Kew
• Length: 224 Pages