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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 ...
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Invasive plant disease identified in Michigan, poses threat to beech trees

LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is alerting residents of an invasive plant disease detected within the state. We’re told beech leaf disease was discovered in St.
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 ...
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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 Vindicator

The Buckeye state sees its beech trees under attack

They were here 40 years ago when I moved in. Only when the stately, smooth gray barked giants on my wooded lot annually dropped their beech nuts, protected in their soft but spiny shells, did I really ...
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 ...
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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Pest attacking Wissahickon’s beech trees at ‘extinction level’ is just one of many growing threats to region’s forests

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Beech trees use seasonal soil moisture to optimize water uptake

A new study of European beech trees reveals that their root systems respond more to short-term changes in soil water than to the long-term wetness of their growing sites. During dry periods, beech ...
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 ...