American beeches (Fagus grandifolia) have been suffering recently from a disease widespread in both Connecticut landscapes and forests, Beech leaf disease (BLD), caused by a foliar nematode, ...

Trees can be identified in winter by observing their needles, bark, branching patterns, and buds. Distinctive bark, such as the smooth gray bark of a beech or the peeling white bark of a paper birch, ...

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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 ...

Winter is a great time to notice more about the tree in your yard, on your street or road, especially by taking a walk or hike at a local park. The fresh air will do you some good on a sunny day.

Beech trees are booming in the woodlands of the northeastern United States amid a changing climate, however, scientists warned this is not a good thing. Beech is a large tree often used for firewood.

While on a childhood hike through a neighborhood woodlot with my dad, my earliest memory of beech trees is noticing that the smooth ...

Driving along Manor Road toward Rockland Avenue, through the Greenbelt, I noticed the number of young beech trees growing in the woodlands alongside the road. Beech trees are easy to spot at this time ...

Beech leaf disease, characterized by linear bands on the tree’s leaves, was first noticed in American beech trees by Ohio biologist John Pogacnik. John Pogacnik/Lake Metroparks Ohio biologist John ...

A new disease impacting beech trees has spread across the state, and foresters in the northeast believe it could be potentially devastating. Beech leaf disease was first detected in Ohio in 2012 and ...

If you want to be a true outdoorsman or woman, and a true survivor, you’ve got to become a plant person. I know, I know—it’s not as cool to walk around with your nose in a book as it is to sling lead ...