Trees can be identified in winter by observing their needles, bark, branching patterns, and buds. Distinctive bark, such as the smooth gray bark of a beech or the peeling white bark of a paper birch, ...

While on a childhood hike through a neighborhood woodlot with my dad, my earliest memory of beech trees is noticing that the smooth ...

The photo is of a sycamore tree at Red-tail’s McVey Memorial Forest. A walk in the woods this time of year is different. It’s quiet and monochromatic. Other than the crunch of your shoes on frozen ...

Beech trees, part of the Fagus genus, are native to eastern North America and can grow all the way into Texas. They're known for bringing local wildlife to their branches, thanks to the beechnuts that ...

Beech trees are booming in the woodlands of the northeastern United States amid a changing climate, however, scientists warned this is not a good thing. Beech is a large tree often used for firewood.

Driving along Manor Road toward Rockland Avenue, through the Greenbelt, I noticed the number of young beech trees growing in the woodlands alongside the road. Beech trees are easy to spot at this time ...