Mastodawn

Sculptured
Fallen leaves of the Nothofagus gunnii nestle in a cradle of wood in the Mount Field national park. Their vibrant copper hues are thanks to seasonal senescence: not just the process of ageing, but of chlorophyll degradation and nutrient resorption by the tree in the lead-up to winter’s arrival.
Photograph: Amber Summers

#photography
#Tasmania
#autumn
#fagus
#AltText

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earthling Jun 9

Alpine Overture
The ‘turning of the fagus’ in Tasmania’s alpine regions is one of the most spectacular seasonal events to witness. The leaves of the deciduous beech or ‘fagus’ (Nothofagus gunnii) transform from green to a vibrant tapestry of red, yellow and orange in autumnal transition.

Photograph: Chelsea Bell

#photography
#Tasmania
#autumn
#trees
#fagus
#beech
#AltText

The Elm and the Raven May 25

Woot Woot!!

Thank you to @australianphotography_magazine and the judges of the 2026 Australian Landscape Photography Awards for shortlisting ‘Golden Beech Road’ as a finalist this year.

What an honour to be shortlisted amongst such an amazing field to of photographers.

The Landscape Awards 2026 attracted more than 2,300 entries and raised over $4,600 for The Wilderness Society.

Fabulous effort from everyone who entered and a win for the wilderness too!

Congratulations to the winners - superb work! 💐🌿

This work captures a magical moment of dappled light in a forest of Tasmania’s only deciduous tree, the Nothofagus Gunnii, a favourite of photographers far and wide, and for good reason!

It’s part of my emerging ‘Cradle Collection’, available as a limited edition in 2 sizes. Visit the website or enquire directly.

I have the smaller framed edition available now in my studio @artisans_hand_cygnet, pop by to see it Thursday-Sunday 10-3.

Inkjet print on archival cotton rag.
Edition of 10 (+2AP) 60x42 $600
Edition of 15 (+2AP) 48x33 $350

✨🖤✨

#landscapeawards #australianphotographyawards #australianphotography_magazine #australianlandscapephotography #fagus

grimmiges Nov 13, 2025

200 isn't really a #milestone (wouldn't that be 1000?), but not a bad number of reads for a #preprint of a paper deemed not fit for publication.

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Guido-Grimm/achievement/691574d72d8b361441dbb9bb

Currently processing the data to please the editor (more P.R.Chinese samples), nothing unexpected came up but all analyses will have to be updated and streamlined.
So enjoy the original, the final product will have more tips but not more content 😅
#Fagus #beech #phylogeny

Tijmon Kater Oct 1, 2025

#reflection #fagus #trees #fineart #perspective #puddle #lovenature #fall #autumn #autumnvibes🍁 #iphone11 #iphonography #justgoshoot #bnwphotography #bnw #bnwphoto #bnw_photography #bw_addiction #blackandwhite #zwartwitfotografie #monochrome #bnwsouls #bnw_captures #warnsborn

Colin Purrington Aug 24, 2025

Article on the spread of beech leaf disease (BLD) in the United States. It's caused by Litylenchus crenatae, a nematode from Asia. #beech #tree #trees #nematode #biology #disease #arborists #fagus #forest #ecology https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/13/realestate/beech-leaf-disease.html?unlocked_article_code=1.gk8.hZkg.Px7C6OhdLFhW&smid=url-share

What to Know About Beech Leaf Disease: How It Spreads and Ways to Reduce Symptoms

Beech leaf disease has already made its way to 15 states and into Ontario, with alarming results.

The New York Times

Oliver Brendel Jun 12, 2025

Been the last two days in a workshop on oriental beech, Fagus orientalis. A species growing from Greece to the Caucasus and probably the parental species from which our European F. sylvatica evolved. And there might be a possibility of it being perhaps slightly more drought resistant (choosing carefully my words here :-), but clearly more diverse, and therefore an interesting species to adapt our #beech #forests at critical sites to #ClimateChange. All in all an interesting two days with scientists and forest managers from different European countries
@academicchatter
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fagus_orientalis
#Forests #Ecology #Fagus #ClimateChange

Fagus orientalis - Wikipedia

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grimmiges Jun 10, 2025

The unfiltered paper, with all the major deficits outlined by Kong's/New Phyt's #PeerReview experts still in it, is now online on bioRvix.

Worth et al. Whole #chloroplast #Genomes reveal a complex genetic legacy of #LostLineages, past radiations and #SecondaryContacts in the dominant temperate deciduous tree genus #Fagus

https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.06.03.653586

Being not limited, we moved a few more figures from the supplement to the main text 😎

https://figshare.com/projects/Supplement_to_Worth_et_al_2025_Reticulate_history_of_beech/251480

#PhyloNetworks #reticulate #evolution

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grimmiges May 14, 2025

And, gravest of all deficits. We didn't cite the right people: "The references section is curious, and heavily cites a close network of workers in this organism [beech, #Fagus] while ignoring relevant work on reticulation in other groups [which?!], ... And just look at the date distribution of those citations [from 2002-2024]! Not sure I see even a single name I would consider a major player in plant reticulation or reticulation methods."
No major player, but impact we generate with beeches 😎