THEY have long suffered from an identity crisis, with many arborists believing they originated overseas and should not be classed as a native species. But new research has revealed beech trees are ...

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 ...

A mysterious disease that is killing beech trees is spreading across parts of the United States. Scientists say the disease, known as Beech Leaf Disease, has been recorded in Ohio and Pennsylvania, ...

European beech trees more than 1,500 kilometers apart all drop their fruit at the same time in a grand synchronization event now linked to the summer solstice. Each summer, like clockwork, millions of ...

Near the bottom of a shady hillside in Jericho, a lone beech tree stretches high into the canopy, a relic of a bygone forest. Through luck or (hopefully) genetics, this mighty tree has avoided ...

Now’s a good weekend to check any beech trees on your property for the tell-tale sign of a new and potentially fatal disease. The disease is called beech leaf disease, and it’s now spread to all 67 ...

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 ...

Map of spread of beach leaf disease This dark banding, visible on beech leaves from below, is a sure sign that beech leaf disease. A few weeks ago a reader suggested I write about beech leaf disease, ...