Below is attached a report written by Andrew Brookes, of the UK’s Butterfly Conservation, in which all the DED (Dutch Elm Disease) resistant cultivars are illustrated and described as well as where they can be obtained.
Cllr Houston proposes that, as part of our Climate / Nature Emergency Response, we purchase several bare root saplings to replace the many Elms that died from Dutch Elm Disease. We might consider also purchasing one or two ball-rooted specimens for selected locations like the western playground hedge, but these are more expensive.
Please be aware there is a slight possibility it may change before the consultation commences as it still has the Strategy Committee and two full councils to go through prior to the consultation mid-August althoughhis document was named "Final".
