The Wentworth elm was thought to have died out in Britain, but two have been found at the Palace of Holyroodhouse Jane Barlow/Press AssociationTrees believed to have died out in Britain have been discovered at the Queen’s official residence in Scotland. Two 100ft Wentworth elms have been identified in the garden at the Palace of Holyroodhouse near the centre of Edinburgh. Tree experts are now looking into ways of propagating the rare specimens, which carry the botanical name Ulmus Wentworthii Pendula. Wentworth elms were thought to have been wiped out in the dutch elm disease epidemic that destroyed up to 75 million trees in Britain during the 1970s. Dr Max Coleman, of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, identified the elms after they were…

Source: The Times October 03, 2016 23:02 UTC