Kathleren Thanks for that. Have forwarded your info to Jelle Hiemstra. See below. Good luck with the tolerant U americana searches. Clive Brasier ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------ Prof Clive Brasier, Emeritus Mycologist Forest Research, Alice Holt Lodge, Farnham, Surrey GU10 4LH, UK Tel direct dial : (+44) (0) 1420 526240 Tel switchboard: (+44) (0) 1420 222545 Fax : (+44) (0) 1420 23653 email: &gt;clive.brasier(a)forestry.gsi.gov.uk&lt; ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------ Dear colleagues, In 2011 it is already 8 years since the 2nd International Elm Symposium was held in Valsain, Segovia Spain. In the past years in the Netherlands several projects concerning elm have been carried out including a 4-year project testing and comparing the resistance of the present elm cultivars. That project was initiated jointly by PPO-WUR, WUR-Alterra, the city of Amsterdam and tree nursery "de Bonte Hoek" and will be concluded in 2011. In addition a programme for monitoring the development of different elm cultivars in several newly planted roadside plantations has been started together with the city of Amsterdam and several other cities. Finally the city of Amsterdam has recently initiated an elm arboretum. Although we do not exactly know what research on elm is still going on or has been done elsewhere in the past 8 years, we suppose that also in other countries there will be new results and developments to be reported. Therefore the idea came up that it may be time for a third International Elm Symposium. PPO-WUR, Plant Publicity Holland, the city of Amsterdam and "de Bonte Hoek" are prepared to take the initiative for such a meeting. The preliminary timing and place we have in mind would be 2-3 days in may-early June 2012 in Amsterdam. The programme of course still is to be decided, but currently we are thinking about the following elements: * At least one day of presentations and discussions on progress in elm research and developments in use of elms * A visit to Floriade 2012 (http://www.floriade.nl/) the world horticultural expo in Venlo NL, including a guided tour and a visit to the elm exhibit * A one day excursion to visit the elm arboretum and the elm lining the canals, both in Amsterdam The venue of the meeting probably will be at the Floriade 2012 and the targeted audience for this meeting are scientists working on elm and elm diseases as well as interested growers and urban green managers. In the programme we seek to combine new advances in science with the experience of growers and users of elm. With this mail we (that is Hans Kaljee (City of Amsterdam), Ronnie Nijboer (Boomkwekerij Bonte Hoek), Roel van Dijk (Plant Publicity Holland) and Jelle Hiemstra (PPO-WUR)) would like to investigate if there is enough interest in such a symposium. Please let us know if you think organising the 3rd International Elm Symposium in 2012 in the Netherlands is a good idea and if so, whether you intend to participate. Also we would like to receive suggestions for topics to be included in the programme and for colleagues that should be invited. Please feel free to forward this message to colleagues that may be interested. If the Symposium goes on, then of course there will be a formal call for papers and participation. Looking forward to your responses, Jelle Hiemstra dr. J.A. (Jelle) Hiemstra Senior scientist Wageningen UR/Applied Plant Research (PPO) Sector Flower Bulbs, Nursery Stock & Fruits Prof. van Slogterenweg 2, 2161 DW Lisse P.O. Box 85, 2160 Lisse the Netherlands Tel: + 31 252 462121 (central) / 0252-462107 (mobile number) Fax: + 31 252 462100 E-mail: jelle.hiemstra@wur.nl<https://webmail.wur.nl/owa/UrlBlockedError.aspx> Internet: www.ppo.wur.nl<http://www.ppo.wur.nl/> PPO is gevestigd in Wageningen en geregistreerd bij de KvK onder nummer: nr. 09.09.81.04 te Arnhem www.disclaimer-uk.wur.nl<http://www.disclaimer-uk.wur.nl/> -----Original Message----- From: div7-bounces(a)lists.iufro.org [mailto:div7-bounces@lists.iufro.org] On Behalf Of laca0023(a)umn.edu Sent: 30 March 2011 18:51 To: div7(a)lists.iufro.org Subject: [IUFRO Div 7] need your help locating survivor American elm trees Hi everyone, Jim Slavicek and I are working together on the restoration of American elm (Ulmus americana). American elm was a dominant species in many swamp and floodplain forests in eastern US and Canada before Dutch elm disease (DED) reduced its populations. At our lab, we have a small plantation of elms in various stages of testing for DED tolerance. Several genotypes have been shown to tolerate DED, and a large portion of the progeny from crosses among these trees are DED-tolerant as well. We are currently testing the potential of seedlings from DED-tolerant crosses to be used for restoration plantings. It is our hope that large, stately American elm trees will someday grace our floodplain and swamp forests once again. We need more DED-tolerant genotypes of American elm to use as parent trees for our plantation in order to have enough genetic diversity to use it as a seed orchard for large-scale plantings. We are looking for healthy American elm trees larger than 24 inches DBH (diameter at breast height) that are growing in areas that have had DED and that have not been treated with fungicides to prevent DED. We are only interested in American elm trees growing within its native range. If you see a survivor elm that fits this description, please enter its location and DBH at our website: http://nrs.fs.fed.us/disturbance/invasive_species/ded/survivor_elms/ We will compile these entries in a database, prioritize the elms for sampling, contact land owners, and then collect small branches from the trees to propagate and test them for DED-tolerance. Please forward to anyone who knows how to identify elm trees and might have interest in this project. Thank you for your help! - Kathleen ********************************************************* Kathleen S. Knight Research Ecologist USDA Forest Service Northern Research Station 359 Main Rd. 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