A serious fungal disease of the European ash, characterized by the progressive death of the tree's branches.
The disease is caused by Hymenoscyphus pseudoalbidus (also called Chalara fraxinea), subdivision Ascomycotina
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- The threat of ash dieback is mitigated by the vigour with which new trees regenerate in the British climate.
- It has emerged that 100,000 ash trees have already been burnt to stop the spread of ash dieback.
- Earlier this week industry, conservation groups and scientists met for a summit on how to deal with ash dieback.
- The number of woodland sites where ash dieback has been detected has doubled.
- Ash dieback may have arrived in Britain after spores were blown on the wind from continental Europe.
- The first outbreak of ash dieback has been confirmed in Northern Ireland.