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These Prospect Park elm trees stood for about a century. Then disease struck.
Manage episode 479953892 series 95357
Nine massive American elms made up the Dog Beach Elm Grove — a popular spot named after a nearby dog-swimming area in Prospect Park. But three of the trees died after being infected by Dutch elm disease, a fungus that can kill trees, and has been an ongoing challenge for New York City's parks.
1270 episodes
Manage episode 479953892 series 95357
Nine massive American elms made up the Dog Beach Elm Grove — a popular spot named after a nearby dog-swimming area in Prospect Park. But three of the trees died after being infected by Dutch elm disease, a fungus that can kill trees, and has been an ongoing challenge for New York City's parks.
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