LOST ELMS (HB)

Dutch elm disease has killed hundreds of millions of trees globally and over 25 million in the UK alone, altering our landscapes forever. Few young people have seen a mature elm tree, yet they once covered great swathes of Europe and North America and their legacy lives on in our mythology. The Lost Elms is a love letter to our vanished elms - the story of how we have nearly lost them all, and the long, slow fight back. This tree holds an important place in our history, and now might just offer hopeful lessons for how we can save other disappearing species and our environment.