B eech leaf disease is spreading in Vermont, threatening the state's beech trees. The disease, first detected in Ohio about a ...

A new tree disease has spread in forests in Massachusetts, joining invasive pests and climate change as top priorities for foresters to address. The state has found beech leaf disease in more than ...

Beech trees provide food for animals, timber for wood products, and sustenance for beech drop plants, but they are under threat from beech leaf disease (BLD). The disease, first documented in 2012 ...

Left untreated, the demise of a beech tree with beech leaf disease occurs in 2-7 years.

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 ...

European beech trees in Newport, like the ones on the grounds of the Breakers mansion, are susceptible to a new disease, according to the Newport Tree Conservancy.

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 ...

Read: Let’s talk about Michigan’s invasive trees and shrubs: How to identify them and the threat they pose No known treatment for beech leaf disease ...

There is still time to check Michigan trees for signs of beech leaf disease. Invasive beech leaf disease was first confirmed in Michigan in St. Clair County in July 2022.

American beech is one of the easiest trees to recognize in winter, according to Helen Hamilton, president of the John Clayton Chapter, Virginia Native Plant Society. All you have to do is look for ...

Ohio biologist John Pogacnik admits to mixed feelings about having discovered the latest disease imperiling a major American tree. Pogacnik first noticed American beech trees with striped and ...