Younger ash trees have smoother bark, but you can identify them by looking at the buds: they are tiny, compared to maple buds, and are much more rounded. You almost need a hand lens to examine them.

Winter is the perfect time to learn a new skill when you do not need a green canopy: identifying trees. Here's how to get started.

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 ...

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 ...

There is still time to check Michigan trees for signs of beech leaf disease. Invasive beech leaf disease was first confirmed in Michigan in St. Clair County in July 2022.

Experts say beech leaf disease has the potential to "change the ecology" of Massachusetts with the threat returning this season. The disease is known for decimating the beech tree population in ...

A new pathogen has been detected in the Adirondacks. Beech Leaf Disease has the potential to spread rapidly.