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<p><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">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.<br>
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Here's an article in the Scientist:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="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">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</a>.<br>
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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:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="file:///C:/Users/Judith%20Fulton/Documents/Word%20Files%20-%20Personal/Garden,%20Landscaping,%20Plants,%20Master%20Gardener/Invasives/PA_FHH_2017%20Beech%20Leaf%20Disease.pdf">file:///C:/Users/Judith%20Fulton/Documents/Word%20Files%20-%20Personal/Garden,%20Landscaping,%20Plants,%20Master%20Gardener/Invasives/PA_FHH_2017%20Beech%20Leaf%20Disease.pdf</a>.
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For comparison, look at the larger PA 2018 area in this article:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://news.osu.edu/beech-trees-are-dying-and-nobodys-sure-why/">https://news.osu.edu/beech-trees-are-dying-and-nobodys-sure-why/</a>. Both
this and the Scientist article reference Forest Pathology
journal article
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/efp.12488">https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/efp.12488</a>).<br>
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</font>Thanks,<br>
Judy<br>
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Judith P. Fulton<br>
EcoPlant Consulting: Native and Invasive Plants<br>
Master Gardener, University of Maryland Extension<br>
Chair, Maryland Invasive Species Council Subcommittee on Invasives
Lists<br>
Board, Mid-Atlantic Invasive Plant Council<br>
410-337-3701<br>
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