Fungal disease wreaks havoc on area’s elm trees

When Veda Gerrard visited Whaley Cemetery in Shell in May, she noticed the elm trees ringing the property appeared sickly. Later, she found similar symptoms in two elm trees on her own property and her concerns mounted— she put it down to the warm winter, sudden cold snap, and wet spring, but all of them and so suddenly? Gerrard began making calls, wondering if there was an outbreak or new invasive pest in the Basin and if there was any chance she might be able to save her trees.