£1 million bid to save oak trees from deadly diseases
By Fay Tate
The Scotsman has reported that Scottish scientists are part of a new £1 million bid to protect one of the UK’s best loved trees from invading killers.
The oak, which can live for hundreds of years, is facing an increasing barrage of threats from recently identified pests and infections, many of whom are still poorly understood. There is a fear that the species is at risk of being wiped out if action is not taken immediately.
