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
Nellie's tree Lottery. As a result of winning the English competition the tree was put forwards with the other national winners into the British competition, run in conjunction with the BBC's "The One Show". The tree won the vote and was named British Tree of the Year. The tree will now be entered into the European Tree of the Year competition to be run in February 2019. Nellie's tree Nellie's Tree (also known as the Love Tree) near Aberford, West Yorkshire is a group of three beech trees that have been grafted together in the shape on a letter "N". This arrangement