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His beech trees and others across the state could be hit with a double whammy. Researchers discovered beech leaf disease in ...
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 ...
Though we were not really in the market, we looked. The big orange bungalow was nice, but it was the beech tree that cast a spell. The enormous trunk looked like the leg of an old elephant.
WESTFIELD — For more than two centuries, residents of Westfield looked to the copper beech tree at the corner of Pleasant and Court streets for shade, inspiration and beauty. On Monday ...
there hides a giant ancient English weeping beech. The tree is so big that it has its own parking lot. But you don’t see it right away. Tucked among a clutch of shrubs and smaller trees ...
In the coastal town of Swampscott, Mass., the expansive canopy of a 100-year-old beech tree has presided over picnics and given refuge to shade-seekers for longer than most of the town’s ...
Scientists say a delicate ecosystem could be in jeopardy. The majestic copper beech tree is in danger from a microscopic menace called a nematode. It's attacking beech trees all over the northeast ...
The iconic British beech tree could be wiped out by climate change, warns new research. A study of tree rings has found while elsewhere in Europe it is relatively resilient to droughts ...
In home landscapes, this tree will grow 50-70 feet in height. In the wild or in optimum growing conditions, the American beech can reach 100 feet or more. Mature specimens are identified by their ...