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Dutch elm disease ravaged Canadian cities. Can we help trees protect themselves?

Scientists in the state of Vermont have spent the summer spreading Dutch elm disease to thousands of trees. It's an experiment to see if a new generation of elms might have resistance to a plague that has been decimating elm populations in the U.S. and Canada for decades.

Dutch elm disease ravaged Canadian cities. Can we help trees protect themselves?

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