The massive American beech tree showcased in the River Campus park casts a long shadow. It is the largest of its species in the state, with a circumference of 16 feet and a height of 100 feet. The ...

The Rosemary Berkel and Harry L. Crisp II Museum will hold an event to honor the historic beech tree with a Family Day on Saturday, July 29.

I relax, for about 30 seconds, then I think: “This tree is going to die from beech leaf disease. It’s not a question of if but when.” I know I am being dramatic, but ours is a dramatic time.

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In addition to Michigan, the state of New Hampshire and 65 additional counties east of the Mississippi River discovered the disease in their beech trees just last year, Wright said.

The Maine Forest Service reported the first deaths of beech trees caused by beech leaf disease earlier this month.

Off Route 6 on Cape Cod, a few miles in from the bay near Yarmouth, Mass., there hides a giant ancient English weeping beech. The tree is so big that it has its own parking lot.

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