Minnesota researchers are planting ‘survivor’ trees in hopes of defeating Dutch elm disease

Decades after Dutch elm disease wiped out nearly all of Minnesota’s grandest trees, a quiet revival is taking root. At a senior living community in Oak Park Heights, 36 young elms—cloned from disease-resistant survivors—were planted with the help of two retired foresters and a university-led research team. It’s a long game: testing, nurturing, waiting. But it’s also a story of resilience, community, and the belief that what we plant today might still be standing generations from now—leaf by leaf, one elm at a time. Mary Divine with St. Paul Pioneer Press has the full story.

Mary Divine

St. Paul Pioneer Press

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