Cleveland.com

Will beech trees go the way of the ash and the American elm? Holden Arboretum, others hope to prevent decimation of another native tree

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 ...
CAI

Grieving Provincetown's Beech trees—and the foods they've long provided

This week on the Local Food Report, grieving the beech trees of Provincetown’s beech forest—and the nuts they’ve long ...
WBUR

New disease continues to spread in beech trees across Mass.

A new tree disease has spread in forests in Massachusetts, joining invasive pests and climate change as top priorities for foresters to address. The state has found beech leaf disease in more than 90 ...
Yahoo

Something is happening to Cape Cod's beech trees. What you should know.

It's no day at the beach for beech trees on Cape Cod these days. A malady known as beech leaf disease (BLD), first detected in Ohio in 2012, has made its way to Massachusetts, where it was first seen ...
WGBH

Beech bum: A microscopic bug is threatening trees in Massachusetts

A tiny worm is attacking beech trees across Massachusetts, and arborists say they're worried the long-term impact could devastate a species that's critical to the state's forests. The worm causes ...
Berkshire Eagle

Gene Chague: Beech trees are being threatened in Massachusetts, New York and other states

Beech leaf disease (BLD) is a newly described disease, first identified in Ohio in 2012. The disease complex is associated with a foliar nematode species, Litylenchus crenatae. The disease causes ...
WTEN

Beech leaf disease: What it is, what to do about it

BOLTON, N.Y. (NEWS10) – A disease threatening one of the Adriondack Park’s most commonly-sighted trees has reared its head. Last week, the Adirondack Park Invasive Plant Program (APIPP) reported a ...
Wicked Local

Arborists are warning Mass. residents to check beech trees for this condition

Experts say beech leaf disease has the potential to "change the ecology" of Massachusetts with the threat returning this season. The disease is known for decimating the beech tree population in rapid ...
thetimesherald

Researchers urge property owners to check for beech leaf disease before leaves fall

Local landowners are encouraged to check their beech trees for signs of invasive beech leaf disease after the disease was found in St. Clair County earlier this year. The disease causes characteristic ...
The Star Press

Remember the three 'Bs' — branches, bark and buds — to identify trees in winter

A walk in the woods this time of year is different. It’s quiet and monochromatic. Other than the crunch of your shoes on frozen ground, there isn’t as much to see or hear as a forest in spring or ...
clickondetroit.com

There’s still time to check Michigan trees for beech leaf disease

Read full article: Summerlike temperatures hit SE Michigan as weekend weather roller coaster begins Read full article: Judge condemns former CFO’s greed in Detroit Riverfront Conservancy case A ...