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

ASHLAND — Marilyn Matarese was disappointed when she learned that a nearly 200-year-old tree in front of the Matarese Funeral Home and Cremation Service Inc., at the corner of Main and Union streets, ...

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 ...

A new disease impacting beech trees has spread across the state, and foresters in the northeast believe it could be potentially devastating. Beech leaf disease was first detected in Ohio in 2012 and ...

Pat McElhenny, Pennsylvania Stewardship Manager at the Nature Conservancy, explains one of two diseases impacting beech trees. Beech trees are facing extinction. "When you say northern hardwood, that ...

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 90 ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- A new threat to trees in the mid-Atlantic region could be much worse than the spotted lanternflies. Beech trees are very prevalent around Philadelphia and they're under attack ...

A tiny worm is attacking beech trees across Massachusetts, and arborists say they're worried the long-term impact could devastate a species that's critical to the state's forests. The worm causes ...

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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 ...