It could kill not only forest trees, but street trees as well, so people may well see some of their prime specimens going from their back gardens.
The Asian Longhorn Beetle attacks not only the elm but a range of broadleaved trees.
But this is only ever a temporary home because trees grow and produce shade, so the beetles have to move on every few years.
But when the trees are damaged they're only suitable for less-profitable uses, such as pulpwood for pulp plants or for biomass plants.
But power companies aren't the only ones pining for fewer trees.
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Her one-story beige house, on a hillside surrounded by oak and birch trees, has only three small bedrooms, but there are two beds in the living room and more in the basement to handle the occasional overflow.
Cork trees can survive 250 years but their reddish trunks can only be stripped every nine years, with the best wood coming only after three yields.
Selection can shift a population from life in the trees to life on the ground by tiny steps but only if the right kind of variation is available.
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The visual posters include not only photographs of the species but also vivid illustrations on the use of the trees and plants by Khmer artist, Poy Chhunly, from the PHARE School of Arts in Battambang.
Thankfully the early storms only knocked the power out and downed some trees near her childhood home, but she was glued to the television for the rest of the day as the threat of tornadoes persisted.
But for three Army Rangers who got stuck in trees while parachuting Thursday afternoon in Washington state, their only aim was to get down.
That means that it may take a long time not only to clear, but also to get, for example, the power companies back in to clear trees and to put things back in place so that folks can start moving back home.
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But tucked away beyond the tangle of bushes, high grass and trees was a blue tarp that concealed the only world Dugard had known since her abduction.
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