Trees convert carbon dioxide into oxygen. Trees increase the value of real estate. Trees reduce noise, dust and air pollution. Unless controlled, DED will kill all the American elms in a community in a few years. Leaves that wilt, curl up and turn brown in June and July, or leaves that turn yellow and drop prematurely in August and September.
Symptoms appear in a few branches at first, then spread to the whole crown.
Frequent pruning to remove dead wood, immediate remove dead elms and careful disposal of prunings and firewood.