CLEVELAND (AP) - A disease that has killed beech trees in the eastern United States since the 1930s was found at an arboretum in northeast Ohio, state foresters said. The bark disease was discovered ...

TRAVERSE CITY — Snow-covered trees are the stuff of winter wonderland lore, but a white waxy residue on beech tree bark is the sign of what’s becoming a tragic story. Another invasive pest, the beech ...

Beech bark disease (BBD) is a complex forest syndrome that poses significant threats to beech-dominated ecosystems in North America and Europe. Initiated by the feeding activity of the scale insect ...

DURHAM – More than half of New Hampshire’s deciduous and mixed forest land is dominated by maple, birch and beech trees, which not only define the picturesque scenery but contribute to the economic ...

TANNERSVILLE — Marc Wolf steps off a trail at the Mountaintop Arboretum to examine a beech tree with mottled, bumpy bark. “This is pretty typical of beech bark disease,” he said. “Beech trees would ...

Pat McElhenny, Pennsylvania Stewardship Manager at the Nature Conservancy, explains one of two diseases impacting beech trees. Beech trees are facing extinction. "When you say northern hardwood, that ...