Two friends of mine, very different ages and backgrounds, have shared the same spring ritual with me. They eat the first beech leaves to unfold in spring. I had never actually noticed, until they ...

Two of my favorite spring plants, almost entirely based upon their progression from bud to leaf, are beech trees and false hellebore (a common wetland plant). I was thinking about why they are so ...

Over the years Ohio trees have had a continuing list of problems. Oak wilt is currently affecting oak trees. Before that, there was the Emerald Ash Bore for ash trees and earlier there was Dutch Elm ...

Beech leaf disease has already made its way to 15 states and into Ontario, with alarming results. By Margaret Roach I am hardly alone among gardeners who have called upon a copper-leaved European ...

Yellowing beech tree leaves may not be the result of a natural fall color change and could be due to an invasive species that recently made it to Vermont. Beech leaf disease was suspected in a case ...

VERNON, Vt. (WCAX) - A disease that targets beech trees has been found in Vermont for the first time. State forest officials say lab tests have now confirmed the presence of beech leaf disease. The ...

Its nuts, rich in fat and protein, provide food for much of the forest fauna, along with forest habitat for a wide range of wildlife. Left untreated it is estimated the demise of a beech tree with BLD ...

Trees cannot speak for themselves. There are times when humanity must speak for them. Our beloved beech trees are in peril. I have already written too many eulogies this year so I am hoping Mother ...

BINGHAMTON (WBNG) -- A mysterious tree disease is moving its way across New York State. Beech Leaf Disease is a disease that kills beech trees by interfering with the tree’s ability to photosynthesize ...

VERNON, Vt. — A disease that harms beech trees, caused by an invasive worm, has been confirmed for the first time in Vermont, officials said. Beech leaf disease - which has been reported in 14 states ...