One of my favorite trees is the iconic American Beech (Fagus grandifolia). I love its smooth, light bluish gray bark — the silvery green leaf in spring that gradually changes to a dark green in summer ...

Near the bottom of a shady hillside in Jericho, a lone beech tree stretches high into the canopy, a relic of a bygone forest. Through luck or (hopefully) genetics, this mighty tree has avoided ...

Beech Leaf Disease, caused by foliar nematodes, is devastating beech trees in Oakland Forest and other areas. A research study is underway to test treatments, including fungicide injections and tree ...

Beech trees across the state are seeing worsening symptoms of the fast-spreading complex beech leaf disease, according to the Maryland Department of Agriculture. The disease affects all beech species, ...

Pests are ravaging keystone species like ash, elm, and beech. But researchers are breeding the survivors into more resilient populations. Port Orford cedar trees in Redwood National Park that were ...

Brianna Shepherd, research specialist at Holden Forests & Gardens, measures the diameter of an American beech tree as part of a long-term study on the impacts of beech leaf disease. First observed in ...

Now’s a good weekend to check any beech trees on your property for the tell-tale sign of a new and potentially fatal disease. The disease is called beech leaf disease, and it’s now spread to all 67 ...

DONE TO STOP IT. USUALLY THIS TIME OF YEAR THEY WOULD BE FULL OF LEAVES. WE COULDN’T SEE THROUGH THE CANOPY, BUT TAKE A WALK THROUGH RAVENSWOOD PARK IN GLOUCESTER AND YOU’LL SEE A PROBLEM AS CLEAR AS ...

There are five invasive diseases that Michigan wants the public to be aware of. (DNR, USDA Forest Service, MDARD, Bugwood.org, OSU Extension) There are five invasive diseases that Michigan residents ...

A scanning electron microscope reveals nematodes (highlighted in green) inside the spongy mesophyll of a European beech (Fagus sylvatica) leaf infected with beech leaf disease (BLD). Eggs are marked ...