[MAIPC] Beech Leaf Disease Threat

[Judy Fulton]

Can people please weigh in on the threat from beech leaf disease in the 
Mid-Atlantic? It's being reported in Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York and 
Ontario, and I'd like to learn more from experts on the ground.

Here's an article in the Scientist: 
https://www.the-scientist.com/news-opinion/a-mysterious-disease-is-killing-beech-trees-65358?utm_campaign=TS_DAILY%20NEWSLETTER_2019&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=69228355&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9g5owvWwy8o2iUhZxj5GU7i8hZjaiMxbUm_f7cJqL3eOmy4-fR_eaUHJvYWWgUnZQ9StdE7bAoGa0wYdaxl5VQs7D7eg&_hsmi=69228355.

The disease appears to be spreading rapidly since it was first reported 
in 2012. See 2016 and 2017 PA map on page 7 of this PDF: 
file:///C:/Users/Judith%20Fulton/Documents/Word%20Files%20-%20Personal/Garden,%20Landscaping,%20Plants,%20Master%20Gardener/Invasives/PA_FHH_2017%20Beech%20Leaf%20Disease.pdf. 


For comparison, look at the larger PA 2018 area in this article: 
https://news.osu.edu/beech-trees-are-dying-and-nobodys-sure-why/. Both 
this and the Scientist article reference Forest Pathology journal 
article https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/efp.12488).

Thanks,
Judy

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Judith P. Fulton
EcoPlant Consulting: Native and Invasive Plants
Master Gardener, University of Maryland Extension
Chair, Maryland Invasive Species Council Subcommittee on Invasives Lists
Board, Mid-Atlantic Invasive Plant Council
410-337-3701
jfulton5 at gmail.com <mailto:jfulton5 at gmail.com>
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