. Bulletin (Pennsylvania Department of Forestry), no. 11. Forests and forestry. 131. PLATE LII. BEECH 1. Branrli with staminatt- and pistillate \v( rs smd iininature loaves, x i. 2. A staininate flower, enlaiKed. 'A. A pistillate flower, enlarged. 4. A branch with mature leaves and tliree Irnits, x *. .'.. A srcd, natural size. ⢠. , , .i ,. i (5 V winter braueh with lony, slmdrr and shari«-i><.int('d , x sliyhtl) 7. Tcrniinal scetiMii v( a winter willi juni,', sl<'M<hr \\ llll> 11II â¢â â â¢â¢f,, - â iiinnv itvei'lai)i>inu scalt-s, sliyiitly cnlai'tfcd. ^
. Bulletin (Pennsylvania Department of Forestry), no. 11. Forests and forestry. 131. PLATE LII. BEECH 1. Branrli with staminatt- and pistillate \v( rs smd iininature loaves, x i. 2. A staininate flower, enlaiKed. 'A. A pistillate flower, enlarged. 4. A branch with mature leaves and tliree Irnits, x *. .'.. A srcd, natural size. ⢠. , , .i ,. i (5 V winter braueh with lony, slmdrr and shari«-i><.int('d , x sliyhtl) 7. Tcrniinal scetiMii v( a winter willi juni,', sl<'M<hr \\ llll> 11II â¢â â â¢â¢f,, - â iiinnv itvei'lai)i>inu scalt-s, sliyiitly cnlai'tfcd. ^ â . , . ,....âi i "'""â ' "'»'""I I !â¢__ , -^ , , ..:.,. , .i,â,,,. â|,(f sliarp |><iint»'d hml cnvered with BEECH Fagus grandifolia, Ehrhart FORMr-Large tree usually attaining a lielght of 50-60 ft. with a diameter of 2-3 ft. but may reach a height of 125 ft. with a diameter of 4J feet. Forest grown trees are tall, slender, free from lateral branches for a considerable distance from the base, with a rather compact shallow crown. Open grown trees are short-trunked, covered with many lateral branches which are often drooping below ond erect above, forming a dense, deep symanetrical cr»wn. BARKâVery close, smooth, light gray, mottled with dark spots. It invites the cutting of Initials and other outline carvings. See Fig. 113. TWIGSâSlender, dark yellow to gray, at first hairy, later smooth, zigzag, covered with yellowish lenticels, and marked by bud-scale scars. BUDSâAlternate; terminal bud present; five times as long as wide, slender, sharp-pointed, conical, usually smooth, covered by 10-20 reddish-brov^n bud-scales with hairy margins. LEAVESâAlternate, simple, ovate, 3-4 inches long, stiff leathery, with tapering apex and sharp-tooth margin; light green above, yelloAvish-green below. LEAF-SCARS^Raised, crescent-shaped to elliptical with a few scattered bundle-scars. Stipule- scars narrow, almost e
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