Michigan is the ninth U.S. state to report beech leaf disease. There's no effective treatment for the disease, which can kill a tree in 6-10 years.

Beech leaf disease harms the leaf tissue of beech trees. According to DNR, there are 37 million American beech trees in the state and the species is important to the forest and its wildlife.

Beech syrup samples produced for the NNYADP-funded research evaluating the economic feasibility of producing syrup from American beech trees; on the left, syrup made using reverse osmosis before ...

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.

Eventually, the leaves will start to wither and dry. Trees with a heavy infestation tend to lose their leaves early in the summer. Michigan is home to an estimated 37 million American beech trees.

Beech leaf disease was added to Michigan’s invasive species watch list in January 2021 to encourage nurseries, foresters, residents and land managers to look for and report suspected infestations.

Beech leaf disease has since been found in Bristol, Worcester, Norfolk, Middlesex and Essex counties. Beeches are among the more common trees in the New England forest, Fritz noted.

Older trees tend to produce hollows in the trunk and branches. Fagus grandifolia attracts more than 120 species of moths and butterflies and is the larval host for the hairstreak butterfly.

Each of those species is at risk of disappearing as Dutch elm disease, hemlock wooly adelgid, emerald ash borer, and beech leaf disease spread. If left unchecked, pests and pathogens will consume much ...

Beech leaf disease (BLD) is a newly described disease, first identified in Ohio in 2012. The disease complex is associated with a foliar nematode species, Litylenchus crenatae. The disease causes ...

Beech trees in research areas of the DFG Research Training Group 2300 “Enrico”. Beeches usually occur naturally alone without other trees. In this study, the Research Training Group ...

Beech tree extinction will upset the forest ecosystem in Pennsylvania, said Chase. The nuts the trees produce are an important source of food for turkey, bears and deer.