. Common forest trees of Georgia: how to know them. A pocket manual. Trees -- Georgia. i-^-m^^^' â ^⢠BEECH (Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.) TTHE beech occurs throughout the State. It makes its best growth, however, in the moist coves in the mountains. It is widely found scattered with oaks and hickories on rich, well-drained bottoms, and in the mountains sometimes occurs in unmixed, denae stands. It is one of the most beautiful of all trees, either in summer or winter. The simple, oval leaves are 3 to 4 inches long, pointed at the tip, and coarsely toothed along. BEECH One-half natural size. the ma
. Common forest trees of Georgia: how to know them. A pocket manual. Trees -- Georgia. i-^-m^^^' â ^⢠BEECH (Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.) TTHE beech occurs throughout the State. It makes its best growth, however, in the moist coves in the mountains. It is widely found scattered with oaks and hickories on rich, well-drained bottoms, and in the mountains sometimes occurs in unmixed, denae stands. It is one of the most beautiful of all trees, either in summer or winter. The simple, oval leaves are 3 to 4 inches long, pointed at the tip, and coarsely toothed along. BEECH One-half natural size. the margin. When mature, they are almost leathery in texture. The beech produces a dense shade. The winter buds are long, slender and pointed. The bark is, perhaps, the most distinctive charac- teristic, as it maintains an unbroken, light gray sur- face throughout its life. So tempting is this smooth expanse to the owner of a jackknife that the beech has been well designated the "initial ; The little, brown, three-sided beech nuts are almost as well known as chestnuts. They form usually in pairs in a prickly burr. The kernel is sweet and edible, but so small as to offer insufficient reward for the pains of biting open the thin-shelled husk. The wood of the beech is very hard, strong, and tough, though it will not last long on exposure to weather or in the soil. The tree is of no great eco- nomic importance as a lumber tree, though the wood is used to some extent for furniture, flooring, car- penters' tools, and novelty wares. 30. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Mattoon, Wilbur R. (Wilbur Reed), 1875-1941; Burleigh, Thomas Dearborn. Athens, Ga.
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