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 mysterious disease that is killing beech trees is spreading across parts of the United States. Scientists say the disease, known as Beech Leaf Disease, has been recorded in Ohio and Pennsylvania ...

On a different subject, I was recently sent an email from a conservation organization about a problem with American beech trees. Beech leaf disease (BLD) is caused by a microscopic, invasive worm ...

Leaves – deciduous, 3-6” long, elliptical to oblong, serrate with sharp incurved teeth, somewhat papery, and penniveined; similar to F. grandifolia, but often smaller with fewer teeth. The European ...