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Common Beech or
European Beech
 
         
             
                   
   

Tree shape to look for.

    
Leaves have from 5 to 9 pairs of veins running up and out from the centre
  
           
           
 
           
     
Flowers open in May in drooping clusters with males and one or two female clusters.
    
               
         
                   
 
Fruit is ripe in September or October , opening to release triangular nuts about 1.5 cm long.
          
                   
                         
 
     
 
Beech  or
Fagus sylvatica
  1. Native to Europe, including Britain
  2. Useful for timber and shade
  3. Grown in towns and parks.
  4. Maybe30 metres tall with a wide trunk.
  5. Flowers open in May in drooping clusters with males and one or two female clusters.
  6. Fruit is ripe in September or October , opening to release triangular nuts about 1.5 cm long.
  7. Leaves have from 5 to 9 pairs of veins.
  8. The bark is smooth and grey.
 
 
 
Beech bark is smooth and grey.
 
                         
   

Beech Challenge

What are beech nuts sometimes called?

One variety of Beech has reddish brown leaves. What is it called?
 
                 
                                 
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