Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. The American beech (Fagus grandifolia) is the only species of beech tree ...

Every garden is a thing of beauty in the growing seasons — spring bulbs, summer flowers and fall foliage all carry on with extravagance. But winter is coming, so the colorful garden superstars will ...

The photo is of a sycamore tree at Red-tail’s McVey Memorial Forest. A walk in the woods this time of year is different. It’s quiet and monochromatic. Other than the crunch of your shoes on frozen ...

Do you have a street in your town named Beech Street or maybe a Beech Hill? You probably don’t give it another thought, but the American beech tree is really special – and they’re now under threat. So ...

Driving along Manor Road toward Rockland Avenue, through the Greenbelt, I noticed the number of young beech trees growing in the woodlands alongside the road. Beech trees are easy to spot at this time ...

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 insect ...

Use leaves, bark, fruit, and other tree characteristics to identify this tree The American beech (Fagus grandifolia) is the only species of beech tree native to North America. Before the glacial ...

A walk in the woods this time of year is different. It’s quiet and monochromatic. Other than the crunch of your shoes on frozen ground, there isn’t as much to see or hear as a forest in spring or ...