In heavily affected areas, up to 30% of beech trees are killed within seven years of contracting beech leaf disease.

All tree leaves exhibit margins—the blade-like edges of the leaves—that are either serrated or smooth. Leaf margins can be finely classified based on at least a dozen unique characteristics.

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Werner advised anyone who notices beech leaf disease on their trees to call a local arborist. “We can do fertilization and feeding to ensure the tree has all the nutrients it needs,” he said.

Weakened trees become more susceptible to environmental stresses and secondary pathogens. On ash trees, the buds, leaves, and sometimes twigs may become infected.

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“Beach leaf disease just happens to be spreading more quickly,” Halman said. He says it’s caused by nematodes that eat beech leaves and buds, especially on young trees.

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These statistics are a sample of the information offered in the Sustainability Office 's new online Bowdoin Tree Tour, which aims to acquaint people with the campus's most statuesque denizens. The ...