Scientists Help Ash Trees Grow Faster
Introduction
Scientists in Norwich found a new way to grow ash trees. These trees can fight a bad sickness. This helps save the trees in Europe.
Main Body
A sickness called ash dieback kills ash trees. It started in the UK in 2012. This sickness can kill 80 percent of ash trees. Dr. Elizabeth Orton and her team have a new plan. Usually, ash seeds need two or three years to grow. The scientists made a new way in a lab. Now, the seeds grow in one week. The scientists take the small plant out of the seed. They put it on a special food. The plants go into the soil after 14 days. They stay in a warm house for 10 months. Then they go outside. The team grew 2,000 small trees. This method can help other sick trees too.
Conclusion
This new way helps grow more ash trees quickly. It helps the forest stay healthy.