Posts Tagged ‘wych elm’
The Beauly Elm: New life at the site of ‘Europe’s oldest’ wych elm
For more than 800 years it stood in the Highland village of Beauly until last year when it succumbed to Dutch elm disease and fell over. But now there is new life at the site of The Beauly Elm after a sapling from the tree, believed to be ‘Europe’s oldest’ wych elm, was replanted. The…
Read More‘Lord of the Rings’ wych elm plays a role in saving its species
An ancient elm tree that has stood alone in the far reaches of Glen Affric for hundreds of years is now the guardian over a new generation of its species. The wych elm – known as the Last Ent of Affric in homage to the tree-shepherds from Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings story – has…
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