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The Maryland Department of Agriculture announced there are worsening conditions of beech leaf disease in the state.
In heavily affected areas, up to 30% of beech trees are killed within seven years of contracting beech leaf disease.
All tree leaves have an outer layer called the epidermis, which can also be used in the identification process. This leaf "skin" always has a waxy cover called the cuticle and varies in thickness.
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A tree's leaves are one major marker that helps in identifying the species. Most trees can be identified by their leaves alone. Leaves come in many different shapes and sizes.
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Nothing’s wrong — provided you know a little about how to read the tree leaves. Margaret Roach is the creator of the website and podcast A Way to Garden, and a book of the same name.
Figure 1. It may be winter, but these beech trees at Knox State Park in East Aurora, New York still have leaves on them. This is called marcescence.