u/ChrundleKelly7

Was on a hike today and saw tons of these (what I presume to be) Beech seedlings that were bright yellow. This is in an area that is confirmed to have Beech Leaf Disease present (southeast PA), so I was wondering if this was related.

My (limited) understanding is that the vector of BLD attacks the Beech through its vegetative buds, so I wasn’t sure if it would make sense for it to be impacting a seedling, but I’m not an expert so I’m happy to be corrected!