American beeches have been suffering recently from a disease widespread in both Connecticut landscapes and forests.

Plant and Soil, Vol. 377, No. 1/2 (April 2014), pp. 217-234 (18 pages) Background and aims It is of practical relevance to know how much beech must be admixed to pure spruce stands in order to ...

Its nuts, rich in fat and protein, provide food for much of the forest fauna, along with forest habitat for a wide range of wildlife. Left untreated it is estimated the demise of a beech tree with BLD ...

BOSTON (WWLP) -The Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) says agency foresters have positively identified beech trees with Beech Leaf Disease (BLD) in three Massachusetts communities. In a ...

One of the largest trees found throughout Maryland and temperate parts of Europe, Asia, and North America is the beech tree. The American beech (Fagus grandifolia) is a slow growing, long-lived tree ...

Climate change is creating a lot of new problems for the environment, and all of these problems will ultimately impact on humanity, including economic losses, health risks and more. A 30-year study ...

Distribution of tree seedlings, forest architecture, light conditions, ground vegetation and humus conditions were studied in a 45 m x 100 m area including multiple gaps in an old-growth beech forest.

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 ...

Driving along Manor Road toward Rockland Avenue, through the Greenbelt, I noticed the number of young beech trees growing in the woodlands alongside the road. Beech trees are easy to spot at this time ...

Not all trees are created equal, at least not in the eyes of humankind. Over the years, as human needs drove the development of the timber industry, some trees were neglected in favor of more ...

This is the sixth in a series of Nature Notes columns on Frederick County’s trees. Discover Frederick’s diverse array of trees on a self-guided walking tour. To see all of the trees, it should take ...

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 ...