Hornbeam a deciduous broadleaf tree native to the south of the UK green winged fruits samaras

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horn’ means ‘hard’ and ‘beam’ was the name for a tree in old English hence its hardness of timber

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Location: Sussex
Photo credit: © Yon Marsh Natural History / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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