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

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Exceedingly slow-growing, some American beeches may live 300 or 400 years. They thrive in the shade, eventually reaching the upper canopy by simply outliving other trees in the forest.

The shade tree committee plans a borough-wide street inventory of trees in 2025. The effort will record existing trees by type, size, condition and whether utility wires are present, Zambrano said.

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Beech trees are very prevalent around Philadelphia and they're under attack from a tiny bug that's deadly. Scientists say a delicate ecosystem could be in jeopardy.

Older trees tend to produce hollows in the trunk and branches. Fagus grandifolia attracts more than 120 species of moths and butterflies and is the larval host for the hairstreak butterfly.

Trees that are weakened by leaf damage become susceptible to other diseases and can die within six to 10 years after initial symptoms. There are around 37 million American beech trees in Michigan.

Beeches are among the more common trees in the New England forest, Fritz noted. Along with changing the ecology of the area, beech trees provide a lot of shade, Batchelor said last year.