There are fears that this may not be sufficient to stop the progression of the disease and that a large proportion of the 80 million ash trees in the UK could become infected, similar to the outbreak of Dutch elm disease in the 1960s and 1970s.
There are fears that the ban might not be sufficient to stop the progression of the disease and that a large proportion of the 80 million ash trees in the UK could become infected. Comparisons have been made to the outbreak of Dutch elm disease in the 1960s and 1970s.