In just a decade, this unusual disease has spread from Ohio across the Northeast. Scientists are testing treatments, but answers come slowly. Backlit leaves of an American beech tree show dark bands, ...

Earthwise Aware president Claire O’Neill points out some beech leaves that have a small amount of beech leaf disease at the Middlesex Fells in Winchester. Credit: Jesse Costa, WBUR This article is ...

IT’S LEAVING A GIANT PROBLEM IN ITS WAKE. BEECH TREES CAN BE FOUND ALL ACROSS BALTIMORE AND THE STATE, BUT THERE’S SOMETHING OUT THERE MAKING THEM SICK. AND YOU CAN TELL BY THE LEAVES. A BIG PROBLEM ...

In a Holden Arboretum greenhouse lined with rows of potted trees, researcher David Burke points to dark banding patterns on one leaf – a sign of a relatively new disease that is afflicting area beech ...

The heat of summer is upon us and what better way to enjoy it than a walk in the cool woods. We have a nice mixed stand of trees that grow along the little river that runs behind the house. There are ...

The American beech, Fagus grandifolia, is a North American staple and the dominant species in many northeastern forests. In 2012, a new disease was first spotted, infecting trees in northeastern Ohio.

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 ...

The beech tree, with its gray bark and striking red foliage, is a staple of the state's landscape. American beech trees are native to the eastern U.S. and grow in most states. Colonists brought ...

She said the problem is microscopic worms called nematodes are eating the trees, which can cause the trees to die rapidly. According to the state, the first infected tree was found in Plymouth County ...

Dark, thickened stripes between leaf veins are early signs of beech leaf disease Beech leaf disease is the latest in an onslaught of invasive insects and diseases killing trees in the state. A ...