Often called a versatile wood, European beech also has been described as a “blank slate.” “Designers of furniture, doors, millwork and cabinetry find European beech is a kind of blank canvas or a ...

Beech forests in Europe are severely threatened by climate change, particularly in southern European countries, but also in central Europe. Models project severe beech growth declines over the next 70 ...

A new long-term study reveals alarming insights into the impact of climate change on European beech (Fagus sylvatica), one of Europe's most widespread and ecologically important tree species. A new ...

Leaves – deciduous, 3-6” long, elliptical to oblong, serrate with sharp incurved teeth, somewhat papery, and penniveined; similar to F. grandifolia, but often smaller with fewer teeth. The European ...

A scanning electron microscope reveals nematodes (highlighted in green) inside the spongy mesophyll of a European beech (Fagus sylvatica) leaf infected with beech leaf disease (BLD). Eggs are marked ...

Each summer, like clockwork, millions of beech trees throughout Europe sync up, tuning their reproductive physiology to one another. Within a matter of days, the trees produce all the seeds they’ll ...

Analysing 780,000 tree rings from 1955-2016, researchers found growth declines of up to 20 per cent in southern Europe, while northern areas like Scandinavia experienced growth increases. [Photo by ...

Dutch settler Flemmen Higbe likely planted the European beech to shade his lawn back in 1815.