Two “extinct” Wentworth elms have been discovered at Holyrood Palace. The free-standing tree to the right of the palace is one of them. (Image: Carol Walker/CC BY-SA 2.0)During a recent survey of trees in the Queen’s garden at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh, Scotland, botanists were shocked to discover the presence of two elms thought to be extinct for nearly a half century.
The two trees belong to a species known as the Wentworth elm, and scientists thought it had gone ex… (View original article)