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Beech fungus

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  1. Geoff C

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    I read something a while ago about something taking out beech trees. I was just at a park and every one looked like this. Don’t know if it’s that or the tons of rain

    these were saplings, the mature trees looked the same
     

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    Beech leaf disease, caused by a nematode from Japan I believe.
     
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    Yup as Eric stated. Also a bark fungus that was a problem before the nematode. Its affected a lot of them around here. Sad sight.
     
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    Yep, pretty tired of seeing imported diseases killing off so many of our tree species. I particularly miss the big hemlocks that shaded so many of our mountain streams.
     
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    Double whammy in Souther VT; bark and now leaves. There’s not much of any smooth bark Beech left in the wood around us. Tough to see the leave issue impacting the younger trees now.
     
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    I’m in the woods almost everyday with my dogs and we will come upon these sunnier spots in the woods where the beech trees are. Very sad.
     
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