Search Underway For Fungus-Resistant Butternut Trees (330)
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Researchers hope to rescue the dying butternut tree by identifying specimens that are naturally resistant to a fungus blamed for killing the tree. Dr. Scott Schlarbaum of the University of Tennessee forestry department said the fungus is responsible for wiping out 80 percent of the butternut trees in Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, North