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_ I I <br /> -� �.._� ,..� -7� =teTJID - <br /> EUGENE ! ! n ! !'� n / <br /> August 17, 1998 <br /> CONTACT: Johnny Medlin, Support Services Manager, 682 -4800 <br /> From Public Information Section, 682 -5523 <br /> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br /> TREE ON AGATE STREET FOUND TO HAVE DUTCH ELM DISEASE <br /> Dutch elm disease has been found in at least one American elm tree in east Eugene, and <br /> the City's Public Work Department is moving quickly to try and stop the spread of the disease. <br /> Drooping limbs and wilted or yellowing leaves are signs of Dutch elm disease, which <br /> only affects elm trees, particularly American elms. The disease is highly contagious and is <br /> transmitted by root contact between trees and by beetles that live on the trees. The presence of <br /> the disease becomes more noticeable in hot weather. <br /> Dennis Lueck, a member of the Eugene Tree Foundation, last week spotted symptoms of <br /> the disease in an American elm on Agate Street near 15` Avenue. Testing by the OSU Extension <br /> Service confirmed that the tree was infected, and the street tree is scheduled to be removed on <br /> Tuesday. Sixteen other large American elms, most of them along Agate Street between 13' and <br /> 18 avenues, are being tested. Test results are expected in about a week. <br /> The last outbreak of Dutch elm disease in Eugene was in 1986, when approximately 16 <br /> trees were removed, mostly in east Eugene. The Oregon Department of Agriculture strongly <br /> recommends immediate removal of infected trees to reduce the potential for spreading the <br /> disease to other trees. <br /> (more) <br /> Public Works • Administration • City of Eugene • 858 Pearl • Eugene, OR 97401 -2727 • Phone: (541) 682 -5262 • FAX (541) 682 -6826 <br />