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

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A healthy beech tree can live 300-400 years. According to the Department of Environmental Protection Big and Heritage Tree Program, the national champion American Beech can be found in Harwood, MD ...

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"Trees are used to rhythm," said arborist Megan Joseph of Davey Tree in Hamden. "With the seasons getting mushier and warmer, ...

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 Michigan Department of Natural Resources says the state's 37 million American beech trees could be susceptible to the microscopic Litylenchus crenatae worm, which spends the winter in leaf buds.

That’s a particular problem for northeastern U.S. forests, which have broad stands of American beech trees. American beech is a stout tree with smooth, gray bark and an ultimate height of 130 feet.

In home landscapes, this tree will grow 50-70 feet in height. In the wild or in optimum growing conditions, the American beech can reach 100 feet or more.

American beech trees are one of the two most common trees in the Adirondacks, alongside sugar maples. Beech nuts are a major food source for birds, bears, and many other forms of wildlife that ...

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