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Beech bark disease slipped into North America in 1890, courtesy of ornamental trees shipped from Europe to Nova Scotia. The disease was discovered in Michigan in 2000.
It’s time to appreciate the iconic American beech tree; it comprises nearly 40% of our northern forests, and the species ...
LANSING - In the dead cold of the Upper Peninsula winter, Robert Heyd leaves his snowmobile and approaches an enormous American beech armed with a slingshot, rope and a saw. Supported by his ...
Beech bark disease (BBD) is a complex forest syndrome that poses significant threats to beech-dominated ecosystems in North America and Europe. Initiated by the feeding activity of the scale ...
A closeup of a beech tree at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore infected with beech bark disease, showing beech scale insects with white-colored woolly protective coverings.
The latest efforts to combat beech bark disease are underway at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. Wed, 07 Aug 2024 18:44:25 GMT (1723056265702) Story Infinite Scroll ...
Beech trees are easy to spot at this time of year, ... Under natural conditions, the biggest threat to beech trees is beech bark disease, which develops when the beech scale insect ...
TRAVERSE CITY — Snow-covered trees are the stuff of winter wonderland lore, but a white waxy residue on beech tree bark is the sign of what’s becoming a tragic story.
Park management and DNR foresters and other staff plan to harvest affected trees. The harvest area includes marked ash, beech and other affected trees within 75 feet of roads, trails and campsites ...
Once a thick canopy, Albro Woods is now full of diseased beech trees. Most, if not all of them, will die. 'I'm afraid they're all going to die': Beech leaf disease threatens to decimate RI forests ...
The American beech trees were killed by beech bark disease, according to the Department of Natural Resources. The tree removal project should be completed before the Labor Day holiday weekend.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — State officials are warning people in Door County not to move beech logs or beech firewood.They discovered beech bark disease in that county in August, the ...
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