Beech trees are overrunning forests across the northeastern U.S., largely due to climate change, researchers say. Specific characteristics of the trees are causing declines in other tree species ...

At Cleveland Metroparks, where researchers have been monitoring some 300 beech trees across several of its reservations, the disease has been generally fatal to saplings and seedlings, ...

Beech syrup samples produced for the NNYADP-funded research evaluating the economic feasibility of producing syrup from American beech trees; on the left, syrup made using reverse osmosis before ...

Champion trees are a register organized by America Forests for the largest tree of each species in the country. When it was certified in 2006, The Great Beech measured above 100 feet tall, making it ...

Beech trees are very prevalent around Philadelphia and they're under attack from a tiny bug that's deadly. Scientists say a delicate ecosystem could be in jeopardy.

I relax, for about 30 seconds, then I think: “This tree is going to die from beech leaf disease. It’s not a question of if but when.” I know I am being dramatic, but ours is a dramatic time.

Look for a tree with healthy foliage and no signs of pests or diseases. The Common Beech tree has small, oval-shaped leaves that turn bronze in the fall. 2. Choosing the right container and soil.

In the coastal town of Swampscott, Mass., the expansive canopy of a 100-year-old beech tree has presided over picnics and given refuge to shade-seekers for longer than most of the town’s ...

Beech Leaf Disease was first discovered in the U.S. in 2012, when an outbreak was found in Lake County, Ohio. The disease is thought to be connected to a nematode worm that enters trees through ...

That problem -- beech bark disease.It’s been in Vermont for decades. Scale insects eat away at bark, leaving vulnerable spots where fungus infects the tree. Most of Klinkowski’s beech trees ...