Oakland Forest in Portsmouth is home to a 300 year old American beech forest. All of the trees there have beech leaf disease, which has no cure.

Trees damaged by forest fires are seen at the Sviati Hory National Park, Donetsk region, Ukraine, March 11, 2023. REUTERS via Sviati Hory National Park Booby traps and tripwires ...

A mysterious parasitic worm that infests trees has experts concerned about forests along the East Coast. Beech leaf disease was the first detected in Ohio in 2012. How it got to the state is ...

Throughout Europe, beech represent pieces of primeval wilderness, and 93 forests spanning from Spain to the Ukraine have earned a collective UNESCO World Heritage designation.

More information: Brianna L. Shepherd et al, Fagus grandifolia growth and mortality a decade after the emergence of Beech leaf disease, Trees, Forests and People (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.tfp.2025.100836 ...

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 ...