One of the Preston Twins, at 400 years the oldest elm trees in the world, in Preston Park, Brighton, is removed after contracting dutch elm disease

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One of the Preston Park Twins, thought to be the oldest elm trees in the world at over 400 years, in Preston Park, Brighton, had to be felled and removed this morning after it was recently found to be infected with Dutch Elm Disease. COMPARE WITH PICS DATING FROM 2005 INCLUDED IN THIS PACKAGE

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Size: 3500px × 2336px
Location: Brighton UK
Photo credit: © Andrew Hasson / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: bark, beetle, diseased, felling, infected, infection, surgery, timber, trunk