May 12, 2022 Intro to Trees of Indiana: Blue Beech Purdue Extension Forestry & Natural Resources Strengthening lives and livelihoods.

Blue beech (Carpinus caroliniana), also known as American hornbeam, ironwood, and musclewood, turned out to be the perfect tree for this spot. Our tree grew for over 25 years into a lovely full ...

The American Beech Tree produces small nuts that wildlife love, and its smooth blue-gray bark and golden fall leaves make it easy to recognize.

Dr. Andrew Loyd, a plant pathologist for the F.A. Bartlett Tree Expert Company, described beech leaf disease as a ...

And now we’re seeing it with beech trees as well.” The early signs of beech leaf disease are deep green striping between the veins, Burke said, as well as blistering of the leaf tissue.

What other tree in all the woods can keep up its companionship with the recipient human heart through all the varying moods of the year in equal measure with the beech ?

Blue beech and greybeard Two smaller trees with color are the blue beech and greybeard. Blue beech should be planted under taller trees and turns yellow gold.

The idea of a “new normal” steals from us the possibility of being transformed, for better or worse.

Most of the trees planted were different types of native oak, including swamp white, burr, red and chinquapin. Dugan said a handful of other types of trees also were planted, including blue beech.

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

In just a few decades, the climate in many of the world’s forests will be so changed that many trees will have difficulty surviving. For example, in wide parts of lowland Central Europe, there is a ...