CAI

Grieving Provincetown's Beech trees—and the foods they've long provided

This week on the Local Food Report, grieving the beech trees of Provincetown’s beech forest—and the nuts they’ve long ...

Why is it a bumper year for acorns?

A warm spring is one of the factors that has led to a so-called "mast year" where trees produce an abundance of nuts and ...
CBS News

Researchers say ecosystem of beech trees are in danger

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 ...
WTEN

Beech leaf disease: What it is, what to do about it

BOLTON, N.Y. (NEWS10) – A disease threatening one of the Adriondack Park’s most commonly-sighted trees has reared its head. Last week, the Adirondack Park Invasive Plant Program (APIPP) reported a ...
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 ...
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 ...
WCVB Channel 5 Boston

Massive 100-year-old beech tree ravaged by disease center of debate in Swampscott, Massachusetts

PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PROPERTY. THIS TREE IS PROBABLY OVER 100 YEARS OLD. HOWEVER OLD. THIS BEECH TREE IS 2023 WILL BE ITS FINAL YEAR. THE TREE STANDS OUT, NOT ONLY BECAUSE OF ITS AGE, BUT ALSO THE FACT ...