You may identify an American beech by its bark. The light bluish-gray exterior, which has a slight resemblance to an elephant's legs or trunk, remains fairly smooth as the tree ages.

It’s time to appreciate the iconic American beech tree; it comprises nearly 40% of our northern forests, and the species ...

Unfortunately, there is a substantial threat to this tree that spans across the eastern United States — beech leaf disease ...

With time, your beech tree's bark will become covered in cankers. The tree may also show signs of overall decline, such as yellowing leaves, stunted growth, and dead branches.

3 B’s help to identify trees Life. Jan 2, 2023. KATIE KANE SHIPKA Master Gardener. ... The easiest and most common rule to follow is the “three B’s” — branches, buds and bark.

It can be tricky to use bark to identify a young tree. But there is another way to tell: ... A few trees, like the beech and some oak species, hold onto their leaves in the winter.

Sean O'Brien, from the UNH Cooperative Extension, takes a look at how beech leaf disease spreads and the signs to help you ...

American beech is known for its smooth light gray to nearly silver bark. When looking for a deeply ridged tree, don’t go any farther than a Sassafras tree. Sassafras trees have reddish-brown, deeply ...

For questions regarding beech trees or anything else horticulturally related, please call our office at 732-431-7260. Dennis McNamara is an agriculture program associate at the Rutgers Cooperative ...

Beech trees are being attacked by two separate diseases ... Beech bark disease has afflicted the trees for about 100 years. ... “If the tree had resources into creating these leaves, ...