Two of my favorite spring plants, almost entirely based upon their progression from bud to leaf, are beech trees and false hellebore (a common wetland plant). I was thinking about why they are so ...

Q: I planted a tricolor beech early in August, and now the leaves are browning around the edges despite watering it every other day for 15 minutes. The tree is in an open area and gets full sun. Is it ...

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

WILDWOOD STATE PARK, N.Y. — Matt Borden, a plant pathologist, had walked less than 50 yards into the forest when he froze in place and looked skyward. He was standing in a thicket of beech trees in ...

A new study found differences at the cellular level of leaves from infected Beech trees -- variations that may account for tree mortality. Beech trees provide food for animals, timber for wood ...

I have a beautiful tricolor beech tree along my driveway that looked gorgeous in the spring but now it's not looking very good. The leaves are browning all around the edges. A tree company looked at ...

On a recent trip through Allentown, I couldn't resist stopping at a nursery and buying some plants. Some of them were for the many empty hanging baskets I have, but one, a Salvia guaranitica Black and ...

When we moved into our home, we decided to create a backyard refuge for wildlife, as well as a private and peaceful place for ourselves. We built a patio, developed a small woodland over the years, ...

Beech drops among fallen beech leaves at Mount Loretto. (Clay Wollney) The answer is, nothing, really. In fact, the opposite is true. Beech drops are parasitic plants -- epifagus virginiana -- that ...