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Fears for trees as drought continues

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Trees are dying across the Hills and conservationists say drought conditions, disease and invasive species are potentially driving their decline.

At the Deanery Reserve near Bridgewater, messmate stringybark trees and other native vegetation are particularly impacted, with little-to-no rainfall in the region the likely cause.

Adelaide Hills Council biodiversity officer Tonya Brown said she had n...


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