An upwards view of new green leaves coming out on beech trees Fagus sylvatica in spring woodland
Common beech belongs to the genus Fagus and is a member of the Beech family (Fagaceae).Common beech (Fagus sylvatica) is a large deciduous tree growing to over 40m and flowering April to May. Beech can live for many hundreds of years; coppiced stands have been recorded at over 1000 years. Characteristics Bark is smooth, thin and grey Buds are reddish brown, scaly, long and slender. The leaves are lime green in spring, stalked, oval and pointed at the tip with a wavy edge; 4–9cm. New leaves bear silky hairs but mature leaves are hairless and darker is monoecious: both male and female flowers are found on the same tree. Male ‘catkins’ are tassel-like and hang on long stalks at the end of twigs. Female flowers grow in pairs surrounded by a four-lobed scaly cup which becomes woody and encloses one or two beech nuts. Beech is wind pollinated.
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Location: Norfolk England UK
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