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 ...

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.

But there’s hope, and that’s where Holden Arboretum is playing an important role, whether it’s researching spread of the disease, experimenting with insecticides, or trying to clone trees that are ...

Editor’s note: Once a month OSU Extension Master Gardener Volunteers in Franklin County profile a plant that occurs naturally in central Ohio. Many of our native deciduous trees mature to majestic ...

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 ...

American beech trees, present throughout Rhode Island’s forests and along the East Coast, are facing an existential threat. Beech leaf disease will likely cause a “huge loss” to forests in Rhode ...

The Equinox Preservation Trust (EPT) has launched the “Protect the Preserve 2026” campaign to raise funds for projects to ...

LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is alerting residents of an invasive plant disease detected within the state. We’re told beech leaf disease was discovered in St.

It may be the height of maple syrup season in the Northeast, but one researcher in northern New York has turned his focus to another type of sap. Adam Wild, the director of the Uihlein Maple Research ...

EMPIRE, MICH. -- The latest effort to combat a disease affecting beech trees at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore will continue after its initial project was deemed a success. Through a ...