Surely They Wouldn't.

[douglas9401]

Would they?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c51n2gvy3lpo

[barry1010]

Your question is a bit too obscure for me.  The link opens an article about an elm tree

[1ozzy]

They would if they could, and they should make a new wood, as long as it didn't go Dutch.

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[david small]

Good news. Something positive.

[newmodarmy]

I assumed Douglas meant someone with an axe to grind might chop it down during the hours of darkness. But I could be wrong.

[youngmafbog]

I'd have thought they would grind the axe before chopping it down.

And yes some copycat nutter would I'm afraid.

[Old_Geezer]

Given it has survived due to being isolated,  rather than having natural immunity, maybe it's only a question of time before it succumbs too. Hopefully it and it's seedlings can hang around until someone in the genetic field can work out how to steer the variety towards such immunity.