Beech the beech tree has such delicate bark, carvings, such as lovers' initials and other forms of graffiti, remain because the tree is unable to heal itself. Beech bark disease is a fungal infection that attacks the American beech through damage caused by scale insects. Infection can lead to the death of the tree. Beech was a late entrant to Great Britain after the last glaciation, and may have been restricted to basic soils in the south of England. Some suggest that it was introduced by Neolithic tribes who planted the trees for their edible nuts. The beech is classified as
The Weeping Beech for a ten-foot section that would remain in the park as a memorial, would be given to artists to use for sculptures and benches along a heritage trail in downtown Flushing. A teacher at Flushing High school, Margaret L. Carman, thought the Idea of a trail thru Murray Hill linking 300 years of Queens history would be a good way to experience it firsthand, the Park entrance at Bowne st has a green named after her in honor of that vision. The Weeping Beech The Weeping Beech Tree of Flushing is the mother of all European Weeping Beeches in the