Fall in Northeast Ohio wouldn't be the same without the golden-yellow color of beech trees' oblong shaped leaves. But an invasive pest is imperiling the state's beech population, impacting ...

BLD, which primarily affects American beech (Fagus grandifolia), was first identified—not just in Ohio, but anywhere—in Lake County in 2012.Since then, it has spread eastward all the way to ...

Beech trees are dying, and nobody's sure why Intense effort underway to find culprit behind rapid disease spread Date: January 9, 2019 Source: Ohio State University ...

A decade after the emergence of beech leaf disease (BLD) in northeast Ohio, a new study by researchers at The Holden Arboretum reveals that American beech (Fagus grandifolia) is experiencing ...

Seven years later, beech leaf disease has spread to 18 counties in Ohio and parts of Pennsylvania, New York, Connecticut and Ontario. In Lake Metroparks alone, all 37 parks have diseased trees ...

Sean O'Brien, from the UNH Cooperative Extension, takes a look at how beech leaf disease spreads and the signs to help you identify if one of your trees is infected.

Beech leaf disease is believed to be caused by a particular type of nematode, which is a microscopic, threadlike worm. It was first discovered in Ohio in 2012. As of 2025, it has been found ...

A new disease affecting beech trees has spread across the state, and foresters in the northeast believe it could be potentially devastating.Beech leaf disease was first detected in Ohio in 2012 ...

Many of our native deciduous trees mature to majestic giants. One of the grandest is the American beech, Fagus grandifolia. This species is found across an extensive range in the eastern United ...

He was amid a routine health check of the park system’s Paradise Road property in Painesville Township when he noticed some beech trees appeared to be stressed. They had striping on the leaves ...