<html><head></head><body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><div>Plant resistant elms and root grafts are a big issue </div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://treecarecanada.blogspot.com/2011/07/root-grafts-and-dutch-elm-disease.html">http://treecarecanada.blogspot.com/2011/07/root-grafts-and-dutch-elm-disease.html</a><br><br>Sent from my iPod</div><div><br>On Dec 8, 2011, at 11:27 AM, Mike James <<a href="mailto:mjames@deeproot.com">mjames@deeproot.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><div></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 12 (filtered medium)"><style><!--
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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal">My client has expressed the below concern. Is there any science to support that Dutch Elm is being passed between trees through connecting root structures?<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">We are wondering about Dutch Elm Disease. He heard that it spread the fastest from tree to tree when the roots are touching.We realize this would preclude us from putting two or more elms in the same tree trench. Have you ever encountered this? Is it a big concern?</span></i><i><o:p></o:p></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><o:p> </o:p></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="color:#1F497D">Mike James<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="color:#1F497D">DeepRoot Canada Corp.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="color:#1F497D">Tel: 1 800 561 3883<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="color:#1F497D">Tel: (604) 687-0899 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="color:#1F497D">Cell: (604) 220 9521<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="color:#1F497D">Fax: (604) 684-6744<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="http://www.deeproot.com/"><span style="color:blue">:: Web</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Deep-Root-Partners-LP/270848539185?ref=ts"><span style="color:blue">:: Facebook</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="http://www.deeproot.com/blog/index.php"><span style="color:blue">:: Blog</span></a></span><u><span style="color:blue"><o:p></o:p></span></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></blockquote></body></html>