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beechGenus of trees Fagus, of the family Fagaceae. Of the ten species in this genus only one is native to North America; others grow in Europe. The American beech F. grandifolia grows to 30 m/100 ft, with blue-gray bark; a broad, rounded crown; and leaves that are lanceolate, serrate, triangular, and edible. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Such pithy wit helps make Dirr's manual not only an exhaustive resource, but great company on a winter evening, when snow lies on the woody landscape plants and the twenty-three cultivars of European beech seem a matter worth close consideration. declines of century-old showpiece European beech trees. There are trees which speak to us of loss and mourning in their very shape and posture: deodar cedar from the Himalyas, the pendulous European beech and weeping Higan cherry. |
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