American beeches have been suffering recently from a disease widespread in both Connecticut landscapes and forests.

On this edition of ID That Tree, Purdue Extension forester Lenny Farlee introduces you to American beech. You can identify this shade-tolerant species by its simple leaves with veins running parallel ...

HAMDEN, Conn. (WTNH) — Connecticut’s state parks are home to groves of beech trees. Typically, they provide a lush, shady canopy but you’ll notice a lot of branches and leaves missing from the trees ...

One of my favorite trees is the iconic American Beech (Fagus grandifolia). I love its smooth, light bluish gray bark — the silvery green leaf in spring that gradually changes to a dark green in summer ...

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 ...

SOUTH WALES, N.Y. — Beech Leaf Disease was first discovered in Ohio in 2012. It spread quickly throughout the Northeast, arriving in WNY in Chautauqua County in 2018, and Erie County in 2019. It ...

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 ...