Native British trees 'under threat' from global warming

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Native British trees 'under threat' from global warming

Publisher: Keith Hall
Published: 12/09/2006 - 14:13:19 PM

Horticultural experts across Britain are becoming increasingly concerned about the adverse effects global warming is having on the country's best-known trees.

Its claimed some species are battling to survive in the face of climate change.

Tony Kirkham, head of the arboretum at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, in Surrey, said it was increasingly difficult to keep elements of the 14,000-strong Kew tree collection alive because of global warming.

The 300-acre site is home to tree specimens dating back more than 250 years.

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[partylessinOhio]

1. There are many trees in my suburb that are dying. I have noticed

trees that were healthy and stood proudly are withering and loosing their leaves or needles. This is happening with pine trees as well as deciduous trees. I believe this is the result of pollution and global warming.

[phantom power]

2. Turn that frown upside-down! They'll have yucca!

:puke:

[XemaSab]

3. How the hell is yucca native?

If they're worried about preserving native trees, what good is ripping out said natives and planting yucca going to do? :shrug:

[phantom power]

5. Oh, it would do no good at all. ...

I was indulging in black humor:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=115&topic_id=67366&mesg_id=67366

[XemaSab]

6. That's what I thought

:D

[Dead_Parrot]

4. Look on the bright side...

Heating costs for Kew's hot-houses is going to drop off a lot... Maybe they could build an ice-house.

Sigh. We're all fucked.