Scientists are investigating the reasons some plants still wear last season’s tattered clothes.

Above: This photo tells an entire story. Taken at Roan Mountain State Park in Tennessee in January, it shows most of the deciduous trees are bare. However, you can easily see the light tan colors of ...

Beech leaf disease, characterized by linear bands on the tree’s leaves, was first noticed in American beech trees by Ohio biologist John Pogacnik. John Pogacnik/Lake Metroparks Ohio biologist John ...

American beeches have been suffering recently from a disease widespread in both Connecticut landscapes and forests.

Local landowners are encouraged to check their beech trees for signs of invasive beech leaf disease after the disease was found in St. Clair County earlier this year. The disease causes characteristic ...

A confounding new disease is killing beech trees in Ohio and elsewhere, and plant scientists are sounding an alarm while looking for an explanation. Researchers and naturalists in northeastern Ohio ...