Reddish brown flakey bark.
Deeply lobed leaves, pinnate, one main vein with several sub veins.
Old growth leaves behind pin looking branches.
Tall tree found in swampy area off of a dirt road.
Pointed tips and rounded inter lobes.
saplings of pin oak were growing along the edge of the meadow at the monument (end of the trail/road in Great Swamp Fight Monument)
there were a few pin oak saplings growing on the side of the trail/road leading to the monument in Great Swamp Fight Monument
This is one of several mature American beeches growing NE of Peace Dale Reservoir. Unfortunately, most of the leaves have a blight-like condition. Will the tree survive? I will monitor it.
This is one of very few mature beech trees that I have found that does not have much (if any) BLD. I estimate that 90-95% of the leaves look healthy.
I am posting this observation to highlight an example of an American beech that has no sign of BLD (so far).