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1. 
   WillGeorge | Apr 19, 2009 04:42am | #1

   And mine is ASH and they have problems also!

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   frenchy | Apr 20, 2009 04:46pm | #2

   Virtually all woods are in trouble..

    the reason is  2 fold

     first, the diversity of a natural forest which seperates species of trees and provides sufficent diversity of natural defences and a limitation of expsosure is  no longer present.. less than 2% of the old growth forests still remain..

     Second with modern transportation systems threats can cross oceans and  reach areas that have no built in defence against them..

     Selective harvesting and then plantation growing has resulted in the currant vulnerability..