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 ...

KIRTLAND, Ohio – Beech trees from Ohio to Maine are dying from a pernicious disease linked to a microscopic parasite, and the push is on to control the pathogen and to find resistant trees that ...

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 ...