Shoots of hope for Britain's cherished ash trees

Helen BriggsEnvironment correspondent, BBC News•@hbriggsGetty ImagesAsh dieback is a disease of ash trees, caused by a fungusAsh trees are fighting back against a disease that has ravaged the British countryside, new scientific evidence shows.When ash dieback arrived in 2012, predictions suggested up to 85% of ash trees could be lost.But now scientists have discovered that ash woodlands are naturally evolving…