New research has shown a native fungus could help slow the spread of invasive wilding pines.
Genevieve Early with the Armillaria fungus samples grown for her research Photo: Katy Gosset/RNZ
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Conservationists estimate that wilding pines now cover 1.8 hectares of land across New Zealand.
Katy Gosset meets a Canterbury Masters student who hopes to halt the pines' progress by innoculating the felled trees with armillaria fungus.
