Clifton Park beech, one of oldest in America, named tree of distinction

Dutch settler Flemmen Higbe likely planted the European beech to shade his lawn back in 1815.
EurekAlert!

New study confirms beech leaf disease threatens european beech trees, too

A scanning electron microscope reveals nematodes (highlighted in green) inside the spongy mesophyll of a European beech (Fagus sylvatica) leaf infected with beech leaf disease (BLD). Eggs are marked ...
EurekAlert!

Climate warming leads to more frequent beech tree reproduction, at the expense of growth

A new long-term study reveals alarming insights into the impact of climate change on European beech (Fagus sylvatica), one of Europe's most widespread and ecologically important tree species.
The Atlantic

Beech Trees Are Masters of Coordination

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 ...
The Providence Journal

This RI forest has been devastated by beech leaf disease. Could it also hold a cure?

Beech Leaf Disease, caused by foliar nematodes, is devastating beech trees in Oakland Forest and other areas. A research study is underway to test treatments, including fungicide injections and tree ...
UNESCO

Extension to the existing World Heritage Property “Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe” (France)

The Tentative Lists of States Parties are published by the World Heritage Centre at its website and/or in working documents in order to ensure transparency, access to information and to facilitate ...
UNESCO

Extension to the existing World Heritage Property “Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe” (Italy)

The Tentative Lists of States Parties are published by the World Heritage Centre at its website and/or in working documents in order to ensure transparency, access to information and to facilitate ...