The Maryland Department of Agriculture announced there are worsening conditions of beech leaf disease in the state.

In heavily affected areas, up to 30% of beech trees are killed within seven years of contracting beech leaf disease.

Beech trees are photographed in Marshfield, Vermont, Friday, Oct. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Lisa Rathke) It's unknown how the disease spreads and there is no cure, officials said.

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

The disease causes characteristic darkened bands on beech leaves that result in leaf damage on American, European and Asian beech species. Trees weakened by leaf damage become susceptible to other ...

Beech leaf disease was first identified in a few Massachusetts communities in 2020. It has since spread to over 90 communities. Because it's relatively new, researchers are trying different ...

The disease causes dark, thick bands between leaf veins, which can be seen on both green and brown leaves,” said Wright in a written response. “If you have beech trees, take time now to look ...

Beech trees across the state are seeing worsening symptoms of the fast-spreading complex beech leaf disease, according to the Maryland Department of Agriculture. The disease affects all beech ...

A new disease affecting beech trees has spread across the state, and foresters in the northeast believe it could be potentially devastating.Beech leaf disease was first detected in Ohio in 2012 ...

Beech leaf disease, discovered in 2012, affects most beech species, in this case the American beech, an important tree of eastern North America known for its beautiful smooth-gray bark.