Main content

Ashes to Ashes

Can ash trees be saved from the deadly ash dieback fungus? Adam Hart looks at the latest scientific research and asks if it is enough to save Europe’s ash trees.

Professor Adam Hart looks at the disease that has devastated ash trees in Europe – ash dieback. Over the last 20 years the fungus that causes ash dieback has been spreading westwards across the continent and last year it was found in the UK for the first time. At the moment there is no cure for the disease and only a tiny fraction of trees seem to be able to survive it. In this programme, he investigates the very latest scientific research into this deadly disease and asks if it will be enough to save this important species.

(Image: Professor Adam Hart in Trolleholm seed orchard in Sweden where ash dieback has infected many of the trees. Credit: Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú)

Available now

27 minutes

Last on

Sun 13 Oct 2013 23:32GMT

Broadcasts

  • Mon 7 Oct 2013 18:32GMT
  • Tue 8 Oct 2013 01:32GMT
  • Tue 8 Oct 2013 08:32GMT
  • Sat 12 Oct 2013 09:32GMT
  • Sun 13 Oct 2013 23:32GMT

Space

The eclipses, spacecraft and astronauts changing our view of the Universe

The Curious Cases of Rutherford and Fry

The Curious Cases of Rutherford and Fry

A pair of scientific sleuths answer your perplexing questions. Ask them anything!

Podcast