The American beech, Fagus grandifolia, is a North American staple and the dominant species in many northeastern forests. In 2012, a new disease was first spotted, infecting trees in northeastern Ohio.

Save the 200-year-old American beech tree that now rises majestically on Cape's River Campus but was cut down due to root fungus and rot. How to save it? Cut limb sections as souvenirs, blocks for ...