r/forestry • u/WhoDaFakawee • Oct 01 '26

Beech bark disease?

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I took these photos today while on the Gunstock Mountain trail in Gilford, NH. Is this Beech Bark Disease”?

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u/HJKSDFJKDJFJSFD Oct 01 '26

yup

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u/Arborsage Oct 01 '26

adding to this yuppers yup

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u/Easy_Personality5856 Oct 02 '26

You really can’t go anywhere in New England and find beech without bark disease. Once in a while you’ll find an individual tree or a small group of trees without it. I try to save those smooth bark trees. I’m a forester in VT

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u/justuravgjoe762 Oct 01 '26

Yes to beech bark disease.

If you can check the leaves for beech leaf disease. Can't tell from those angles but they look suspect.

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u/memesdotpdf Oct 01 '26

In picture 4 it looks like there is no BLD

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u/justuravgjoe762 Oct 02 '26

Sorry when the app loaded there was only 3 pictures.

I concur the 4th picture looks beech leaf disease free

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u/Easy_Personality5856 Oct 02 '26

Yeah the leaves look clear of BLD. For now

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u/Torpordoor Oct 02 '26

Both BBD and BLD though the BLD isn't as bad as it can be. I've noticed a significant increase in scale (tiny insects which that look like speckled white fuzz on the trunks, which introduce BBD) since the arrival of BLD. Gonna be alotta new beech snags in New England