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Not only spruce trees, but also beech trees are increasingly struggling. Only one in five beech trees is healthy! According to the forest condition report, the culprit for this poor state of health is quickly identified: climate change. Of course, the extreme heat waves and droughts of recent years have not been without consequences for Germany's most important tree species. But they still exist – vibrant and lush green beech forests. How can it be that a dying beech forest grows right next to a relatively healthy one? A distance of 500 meters certainly doesn't affect climate change. Together with Patrick, we set out to find the true culprit behind sick beech forests and discover reasons for optimism. 🌳 FOLLOW US 🌳 Website: https://www.wohllebens-waldakademie.de Instagram:   / waldakademie   Online courses: https://wald-lernen.de Facebook:   / wohllebenswaldakademie   the literature:  Dulmasuren C., Branzragch B., Meyer P., Leuschner C. (2022): “Did stand opening 60 years ago predispose a European beech population to death? Trees, Forests and People 8.   Hari V., Rakovec O., Markonis Y., et al. (2020): “Increased future occurrences of the exceptional 2018-2019 Central European drought under global warming”. www.nature.com/reprints Ibisch P., Gohr C., Mann D., Blumröder J. (2021): “The forest in Germany on the way to a hot age. Vitality, damage and warming in the extreme summers of 2018–2020.” Centre for Econics and Ecosystem Management at the Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development. Krüger K., Senf C., Hagge J., Seidl R. (2025): “Setting aside areas for conservation does not increase disturbances in temperate forests.” Journal of Applied Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.70036 Mausolf K., Wilm P., Härdtle W., Jansen K., Schuldt B., Sturm K., Oheimb G., Hertel D., Leuschner C., Fichtner A. (2018): “Higher drought sensitivity of radial growth of European beech in managed than in unmanaged forests”. Science of the Total Environment 642: 1201-1208 Meyer P., Mölder A., ​​Nagel R. (2024): “Dry years & beech mortality: Closed canopy reduces damage”. Northwest German Forest Research Institute. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13846992 https://www.waldwissen.net/de/waldwir...