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General Forestry => Forest Education => Topic started by: Ron Scott on July 08, 2022, 12:37:16 PM

Title: Beech Leaf Disease
Post by: Ron Scott on July 08, 2022, 12:37:16 PM
Invasive Beech Leaf Disease Found in Michigan (http://sm1.multiview.com/t/gcH1AAebaBPWOSCpQMSVnDAJrEQzaBDhSKJZoaaaaBDhBRMQKVpaa?p=jkvawpinBx5~2504dspqWmh.gkq~amp;Z=jkvawpinBx5~2504dspqWmh.gkq~amp;h=I4~amp;1=)
Michigan.gov, July 05, 2022
The Michigan departments of Natural Resources and Agriculture and Rural Development recently confirmed the presence of invasive beech leaf disease in a small, private woodlot in southern St. Clair County, located in southeast Michigan.
 
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The E-Forester
Title: Re: Beech Leaf Disease
Post by: SwampDonkey on July 08, 2022, 05:38:00 PM
The poor old beech don't stand a chance along with nectaria bark disease.
Title: Re: Beech Leaf Disease
Post by: Blue Noser on September 06, 2022, 06:39:09 PM
SwampDonkey,

Has the beech leaf mining weevil reached New Brunswick yet? It's infested most of Central/Eastern Nova Scotia. The weevil mines the leaf as it begins to flush out. The tree begins to shed the heavily damaged leaves come mid-July, many of them are leafless now.