American beeches (Fagus grandifolia) have been suffering recently from a disease widespread in both Connecticut landscapes and forests, Beech leaf disease (BLD), caused by a foliar nematode, ...

EMPIRE, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- The latest efforts to combat beech bark disease are underway at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. Beech bark disease is caused by two organisms: an invasive insect ...

This Sunshine week, make a gift and it will be matched dollar for dollar. Beech leaves infected with beech leaf disease. Photo courtesy of the Vermont Department of Forest, Parks and Recreation For ...

DURHAM – More than half of New Hampshire’s deciduous and mixed forest land is dominated by maple, birch and beech trees, which not only define the picturesque scenery but contribute to the economic ...

CLEVELAND (AP) - A disease that has killed beech trees in the eastern United States since the 1930s was found at an arboretum in northeast Ohio, state foresters said. The bark disease was discovered ...

Even if you don’t recognize the American beech by name, you’ve surely seen the tree: it has distinctive, smooth, gray bark, often carved with people’s initials. In fact, beeches are the most common ...

Beech trees, one of the most abundant and crucial hardwood trees in New Hampshire, are getting pummeled by beech leaf disease this season. “The trees actually look quite terrible,” said Jeff Garnas, ...

Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. The American beech (Fagus grandifolia) is the only species of beech tree ...

Beech trees are booming in the woodlands of the northeastern United States amid a changing climate, however, scientists warned this is not a good thing. Beech is a large tree often used for firewood.