A tiny invader continues to decimate beech trees across New England. Here’s what to do if it attacks your yard.

This leaf disease has been firmly established in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut and has spread north into New ...
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Trees resistant to beech bark disease planted at Sleeping Bear Dunes

EMPIRE, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- The latest efforts to combat beech bark disease are underway at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. Beech bark disease is caused by two organisms: an invasive insect ...
New Hampshire Public Radio

NH beech trees are struggling amid beech leaf disease

Drought, plus beech bark disease, plus beech leaf disease can really be a bad combination,” says Jeff Garnas, an associate ...
VTDigger

Disease that affects beech trees has arrived in Vermont

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Beech trees take over northeastern U.S. and it’s not a good thing

Climate change is creating a lot of new problems for the environment, and all of these problems will ultimately impact on humanity, including economic losses, health risks and more. A 30-year study ...
Traverse City Record-Eagle

Beech scale, beech bark disease killing trees across northwest Michigan; some show resistance

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 ...
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Efforts in northern Michigan to protect beech trees from disease

LEELANAU COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- Beech bark disease is taking over America's beech trees and the plant biologists in Michigan have come together to find a way to fight it. Kirk Acharya at the ...
wwmt

Beech trees beware: New invasive leaf disease found in Michigan

According to the Michigan Departments of Natural Resources and Agriculture and Rural Development, a new invasive disease to Michigan has been discovered in the southeast part of the state. Invasive ...
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Six Things to Know About Beech Trees Before Planting One in Your Yard

Beech trees, part of the Fagus genus, are native to eastern North America and can grow all the way into Texas. They're known for bringing local wildlife to their branches, thanks to the beechnuts that ...
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Bark disease found in northeast Ohio beech trees

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

The photo is of a sycamore tree at Red-tail’s McVey Memorial Forest. 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 ...