Something is killing bigleaf maples — Washington’s biggest broadleaf tree — and scientists can’t stop it. They don’t even know what’s causing it.
Some of Washington's biggest trees are dying and scientists don't know why

Photo from Wikimedia Commons
Photo from Wikimedia Commons
Something is killing bigleaf maples — Washington’s biggest broadleaf tree — and scientists can’t stop it. They don’t even know what’s causing it.
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