That was in the fall of 2018. Burke and his staff had to wait six anxious months for the buds to sprout into leaves the following spring, and when they did, the evidence was there.

Beech leaf disease was first identified in a few Massachusetts communities in 2020. It has since spread to over 90 communities. Because it's relatively new, researchers are trying different ...

Employees of J&M Tree Service work to remove the fallen limbs of a 200-plus-year-old American beech tree Wednesday near an historic home in the 1700 block of 26th Street in Parkersburg.

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, the tree ...

Good News About Beech Leaf Disease The city’s (vast!) forests may be in trouble, but scientists have developed some ingenious ways to save them.

In 2020, beech leaf disease was found in Massachusetts, home to an estimated 141 million beech trees — many clustered in the western part of the state — which account for 10 percent of all ...