The dominance of beech across extensive areas of Europe is a living testimony of the tree’s genetic adaptability, a process which is still ongoing. The selected component parts represent the diversity ...

Tree growth decline The recent WSL research reinforces the findings of a previous pan-European study that climate change could significantly reduce beech tree growth across much of Europe this ...

has won the 2024 European Tree of the Year contest. The monumental common beech tree grows in an old park in the University of Wroclaw's botanical garden. It's the third Polish tree in a row to win.