Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. WILDWOOD STATE PARK, N.Y. — Matt Borden, a plant pathologist, had walked less than 50 yards into the forest when he froze in place ...

Beech leaf disease (BLD) is an emerging threat to North American forest ecosystems. It was first discovered in northeastern Ohio in 2012, and has already spread to 12 additional U.S. states and ...

Beech trees are suffering from the rapid spread of disease with no known cure.

Near the bottom of a shady hillside in Jericho, a lone beech tree stretches high into the canopy, a relic of a bygone forest. Through luck or (hopefully) genetics, this mighty tree has avoided ...

Protecting against pests and diseases: European Beech bonsai trees are generally resistant to pests and diseases. However, ...

The first time I encountered Beech Leaf Disease was along the headwaters of the south branch of the Mehoopany Creek near its confluence with Somer Brook. I was chasing brook trout in early summer on ...

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 ...

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 ...

KIRTLAND, Ohio -- There is a major issue that has put ecology and horticulture at odds for over a century, and that is the international trade of plant material. Global trade of plant material is a ...

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 ...