Not even celebrities are exempt

Linda McCartney memorial wood is destroyed by disease

When hundreds of trees were planted in remembrance of Linda McCartney, it was hoped that they would grow to be a living and lasting memorial to the first wife of Sir Paul McCartney.

Now, however, all the larch trees in Linda’s Wood have had to be chopped down because of a deadly disease sweeping the country.

The trees were the victim of Phytophthora ramorum, or sudden oak death, which has jumped species and is infecting other trees including larch and the Douglas fir.

Read more here - The Telegraph