Beech leaf disease is spreading in Vermont, threatening the state's beech trees. The disease, first detected in Ohio about a ...

Near the bottom of a shady hillside in Jericho, a lone beech tree stretches high into the canopy, a relic of a bygone forest.

As beech leaf disease spreads, foresters and researchers race to understand its impact, retain healthy trees and prepare for ...

The Maryland Department of Agriculture announced there are worsening conditions of beech leaf disease in the state.

The disease is caused my an invasive microscopic worm. It was first detected in the state four years ago and has now spread ...

Cleveland Metroparks began working with Bartlett Tree Experts in 2019, and again in 2021, to investigate the viability of treating beech leaf disease with insecticides, much the same way that ash ...

"Beech leaf disease doesn't kill trees as quickly as some pests, but the cumulative impacts—slower growth, energy loss, increasing mortality—add up. Especially in a forest where beech is ...

Beech Leaf Disease was first discovered in the U.S. in 2012, when an outbreak was found in Lake County, Ohio. The disease is thought to be connected to a nematode worm that enters trees through ...

ORONO, Maine (WABI) - According to the Maine Forest Service, Beech Tree Disease now has a presence in all counties It was ...

American beech also face other threats, which may make them more vulnerable to the leaf disease. For almost a century, the trees have suffered from beech bark disease, a combination of insect and ...

The disease causes dark, thick bands between leaf veins, which can be seen on both green and brown leaves,” Wright said. “If you have beech trees, take time now to look for symptoms.” ...

Trees that are weakened by leaf damage become susceptible to other diseases and can die within six to 10 years after initial symptoms. There are around 37 million American beech trees in Michigan.