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Dutch dm disease
found in area trees
Elm trees on or near
campus may be afflicted
with the deadly and highly
contagious disease
By Michael Hines
Oregon Daily Emerald
Two campus-area American
elm trees have been removed in
recent months because of dis
ease, and pending tests, more
could be taken out soon.
The University has about five
American elms, and the City of
Eugene is currently testing them
for Dutch elm disease, said Tim
King, campus and grounds su
pervisor. The testing comes after
two trees near 17th Avenue and
Agate Street were removed be
cause they had the deadly and
highly contagious disease.
The removed trees will be re
placed this winter by an undeter
mined tree species that is not
susceptible to the disease; one
possibility is oak, said Johnny
Medlin, support services manag
er.
Dutch elm disease is transmit
ted through root contact and by
beetles moving from tree to tree.
The illness essentially chokes off
the trees’ water supply, causing
droopy limbs and yellow leaves.
The only way to fight Dutch
elm disease is to remove dis
eased trees as soon as possible to
prevent spreading, King said.
The city has tested a total of 22
trees — 16 of them near campus
on Agate Street, Medlin said.
Trees from the east side of cam
pus to 15th Avenue and Olive
Street have been or are being test
ed for the disease. Although
many of the trees are near cam
pus, the city has decided to take
over the Dutch elm disease prob
lem.
One tree in front of Allen Hall
and another in the Education
Building’s courtyard are espe
cially valuable for their age and
shade, King said.
The city has sent tree samples
to the Oregon Department of
Agriculture for diagnosis, but
King said he did not know when
the results would come back.
The city will test the elms again
in about a year.
“We’ve always kept an eye on
them,” King said.
Fighting the disease is a diffi
cult task because if the disease is
in small concentrations, the re
sult can be a false negative,
Medlin said.
King said all of the campus
American elms look healthy and
have not shown any signs of the
disease.
Agate Street suffered a similar
bout with Dutch elm disease 12
years ago. However, Medlin said
Eugene has not had nearly as
many problems as Corvallis and
many East Coast cities, which
have more elm trees. Many of
these cities have experienced
large-scale losses of elms because
of the disease.
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