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 ...

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 ...

A new tree disease has spread in forests in Massachusetts, joining invasive pests and climate change as top priorities for foresters to address. The state has found beech leaf disease in more than 90 ...

Its nuts, rich in fat and protein, provide food for much of the forest fauna, along with forest habitat for a wide range of wildlife. Left untreated it is estimated the demise of a beech tree with BLD ...

WILDWOOD STATE PARK, N.Y. — Matt Borden, a plant pathologist, had walked less than 50 yards into the forest when he froze in place and looked skyward. He was standing in a thicket of beech trees in ...

DONE TO STOP IT. USUALLY THIS TIME OF YEAR THEY WOULD BE FULL OF LEAVES. WE COULDN’T SEE THROUGH THE CANOPY, BUT TAKE A WALK THROUGH RAVENSWOOD PARK IN GLOUCESTER AND YOU’LL SEE A PROBLEM AS CLEAR AS ...

A group of hikers make their way under a rock overhang while hiking the trail at the Hungry Beech Preserve in Roane County, W.Va. (Photo by Art Smith) A recently constructed trail through the Hungry ...

One of my favorite trees is the iconic American Beech (Fagus grandifolia). I love its smooth, light bluish gray bark — the silvery green leaf in spring that gradually changes to a dark green in summer ...