AT least 23 sites in Scotland have been identified as having the deadly Chalara ash dieback disease that threatens to devastate the UK's 80 million ash trees.
AT least 23 sites in Scotland have been identified as having the deadly Chalara ash dieback disease that threatens to devastate the UK's 80 million ash trees.
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David Ross, Highland Correspondent
Environment minister Paul Wheelhouse confirmed the rise, which includes mature trees and the wider environment.
He said the disease has been found at one nursery, 18 recently-planted sites and in four further areas north of the Border, but it is affecting 241 sites across the UK.
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