The American beech, Fagus grandifolia, is a North American staple and the dominant species in many northeastern forests. In 2012, a new disease was first spotted, infecting trees in northeastern Ohio.

Under the microscope, these beech tree roots (Fagus grandifolia) are full of root tips colonized by a couple different types of mycorrhizal fungi. Researchers at the Holden Arboretum collected samples ...

Colin Griffin knew what he was seeing, and knew it wasn't good. On a guided woody plant walk Sunday in Wayne County's Rouge Park, the Southfield resident and self-described "amateur hobbyist botanist" ...

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 ...

Beech Leaf Disease, caused by foliar nematodes, is devastating beech trees in Oakland Forest and other areas. A research study is underway to test treatments, including fungicide injections and tree ...

As American beech trees go, the one in Jim Berman and Liz Bryant’s backyard is a whopper. At a circumference of 210.5 inches at the base, it’s officially the largest of its species in Indiana. “It is ...

TANNERSVILLE — Marc Wolf steps off a trail at the Mountaintop Arboretum to examine a beech tree with mottled, bumpy bark. “This is pretty typical of beech bark disease,” he said. “Beech trees would ...

On a recent walk through a beech forest, I noticed a large number of small, unobtrusive fall wildflowers - beechdrops. These are one of my favorite wildflowers, primarily because (spoiler alert) they ...