Due to its ability to send out root suckers, this tree is usually found in groups. American beech leaves are observed to be marcescent, with withered leaves staying on the tree throughout the winter.

A new disease, named for the tell-tale symptoms that appear on foliage, is killing American beech trees. Beech leaf disease was first spotted in northeast Ohio in 2012 and has since moved into 10 Ohio ...

but they are under threat from beech leaf disease (BLD). The disease, first documented in 2012 in the Midwest, is associated ...

It began with her simply gathering natural mulch – her neighbor's American beech leaves – and ended with a beautiful American beech near her driveway. A beech nut was mixed into her leaf pile ...