But there’s hope, and that’s where Holden Arboretum is playing an important role, whether it’s researching spread of the disease, experimenting with insecticides, or trying to clone trees that are ...

In just a decade, this unusual disease has spread from Ohio across the Northeast. Scientists are testing treatments, but answers come slowly. Backlit leaves of an American beech tree show dark bands, ...

In the early part of the 20th century, the American chestnut was ravaged by an invasive fungus that arrived from Asia. That fungus made the American chestnut functionally extinct, and although some ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. One of my favorite trees is the iconic American Beech (Fagus grandifolia). I love its smooth, light bluish gray bark — the silvery ...

What’s a scientist to do, when you need to reach the highest leaves in the forest and a giant crane isn’t an option? Learn to use a crossbow. Kristen Goodhue Nearly every beech tree in Harvard Forest ...

The classic and trusted book “Fifty Common Trees of Indiana” by T.E. Shaw was published in 1956 as a user-friendly guide to local species. Nearly 70 years later, the publication has been updated ...

Each summer, like clockwork, millions of beech trees throughout Europe sync up, tuning their reproductive physiology to one another. Within a matter of days, the trees produce all the seeds they’ll ...

Above: This photo tells an entire story. Taken at Roan Mountain State Park in Tennessee in January, it shows most of the deciduous trees are bare. However, you can easily see the light tan colors of ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Beech trees across the state are seeing worsening symptoms of the fast-spreading complex beech leaf disease, according to the ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- A new threat to trees in the mid-Atlantic region could be much worse than the spotted lanternflies. Beech trees are very prevalent around Philadelphia and they're under attack ...