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 ...

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

Now’s a good weekend to check any beech trees on your property for the tell-tale sign of a new and potentially fatal disease. The disease is called beech leaf disease, and it’s now spread to all 67 ...

Do you have a street in your town named Beech Street or maybe a Beech Hill? You probably don’t give it another thought, but the American beech tree is really special – and they’re now under threat. So ...

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 ...

ST. CLAIR COUNTY, Mich. (WJRT) - Michigan natural resources officials are asking residents to keep watch for an invasive worm recently discovered in the state that could affect American beech trees.

Employees of J&M Tree Service work to remove the fallen limbs of a 200-plus-year-old American beech tree Wednesday near an historic home in the 1700 block of 26th Street in Parkersburg. (Photo by Evan ...

PARKERSBURG – A tree that helped a Civil War historian confirm the location of a Union camp has a history, too. The American Beech in the 1700 block of 26th Street near Elm Street is more than 200 ...

I live in a grove of large stately live oaks. Only one is technically on our property; the grove continues across the road and in adjacent yards, even down the road a piece. We are also blessed with ...

CHERRY CREEK – The American beech trees are on death row in Chautauqua County. A lot of death rows, actually. Their crime? The hostile takeover of a state forest. Starting this fall, beech trees with ...

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 ...