Dutch elm disease has been detected in trees in Edmonton. The costly and deadly fungus poses a threat to all species of elm trees in Alberta, including 90,000 elm trees owned by the city.

But it had been commonly believed that trees and their fungi got nutrients like nitrogen from dead organic matter in the soil. The study appears in the April 5 edition of Nature.

When trees and soil fungi form close associations with each other, both partners benefit. Many tree species have further enhanced this cooperation by forming a concurrent symbiosis with two ...

A dying tree can be more than just an ugly sight. It may be a safety hazard and could fall and cause severe damage to your property or someone else's.

Elms in the Alberta Avenue neighbourhood are being felled as another case of a deadly and highly contagious fungal disease puts Edmonton’s vast canopy of urban elms under threat.

A new study from the University of British Columbia Okanagan says ancient dormant fungi could help modern tree species adapt to climate change. Biology professor Jason Pither, co-author of the study ...