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Beech leaf disease, an invasive species that attacks vulnerable trees, found in Michigan

DETROIT – Beech leaf disease has been found in Michigan, making it the ninth state across the country with confirmed cases of the invasive species. Following its addition to Michigan's invasive ...
WGRZ

2 The Outdoors: Damage to New York's trees starting to take its toll

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 ...
WKAR

Another tree species in Michigan is infested by an invasive disease

Dark, thickened stripes between leaf veins are early signs of beech leaf disease Beech leaf disease is the latest in an onslaught of invasive insects and diseases killing trees in the state. A ...
The Baltimore Sun

Maryland’s trees are in peril | GUEST COMMENTARY

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 ...
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Foresters: Spread of beech tree leaf disease 'concerning'

Jun. 12—Pennsylvania naturalists are keeping an eye on a disease that has been killing beech trees in the eastern U.S. for more than a decade, but has begun spreading more rapidly in the past three ...
The Saratogian

DEC tracking new threat to beech trees

NEW YORK — The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) today announced that Beech Leaf Disease (BLD), which affects all species of beech trees, was identified in 35 counties in ...
clickondetroit.com

Beech leaf disease found in more SE Michigan counties; There’s still time to check your trees

Brown leaf: Dark bands may remain visible on affected leaves during winter. Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources Forestry. (L); Withered leaves: Thick bands of leaf tissue may turn ...
The Atlantic

Beech Trees Are Masters of Coordination

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 ...
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Pest attacking Wissahickon’s beech trees at ‘extinction level’ is just one of many growing threats to region’s forests

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Cleveland.com

Will beech trees go the way of the ash and the American elm? Holden Arboretum, others hope to prevent decimation of another native tree

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 ...
Detroit Free Press

Beech leaf disease confirmed in Michigan: How invasive species attacks vulnerable trees

Following its addition to Michigan's invasive species watch list last year, beech leaf disease has been found in an area of St. Clair County, according to the Michigan departments of Natural Resources ...