Beech Trees in the National Capital Area
Matthews E, Schmit J, Nortrup M, Chen HC, National Capital Region Network, Inventory & Monitoring. 2021. Beech Trees in the National Capital Area. National Park Service
American beech (Fagus grandifolia), the most common tree species in National Capital Area parks, is currently facing the emerging threat of Beech Leaf Disease (BLD).
- Type
- Resource Brief
- Authors
- Matthews, Elizabeth; Schmit, John Paul; Nortrup, Megan; Chen, Huiqi; National Capital Region Network, Inventory & Monitoring
- Date of Issue
- 2021-12
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- ANTI , BAWA , CATO , CHOH , GREE , GWMP , HAFE , MANA , MONO , NACE , NCR , NCRN , PISC , PRWI , ROCR , WOTR
- Keywords
- American beech, ANTI, Antietam National Battlefield, beech, CATO, Catoctin Mountain Park, Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park, CHOH, eastern deciduous forest, Fagus grandifolia, Forest Brief, forest pest, Forest Vegetation, George Washington Memorial Parkway, GREE, Greenbelt, GWMP, HAFE, Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, I&M, Inventory & Monitoring, Litylenchus crenatae ssp. mccannii, MANA, Manasass National Battlefield Park, MONO, Monocacy National Battlefield, NACE, National Capital Parks - East, National Capital Region, National Capital Region Network, NCR, NCRN, nematode, PISC, Piscataway, Prince William Forest Park, PRWI, Rock Creek Park, ROCR, tree disease, Trees, Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts, WOTR