Fagus grandifolia
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Fagus grandifolia, the American beech or North American beech, is a species of tree growing to 16–35 meters tall. It is one of two beech species native to North America, the other occurring in Mexico.
Beech with Branches
Beech and maple seedlings in Tennessee
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Bark with lichen
Fagus sylvatica
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Fagus sylvatica, the European beech or common beech, is a large deciduous tree in the beech family with smooth silvery-grey bark, large leaf area, and a short trunk with low branches. It is native to
Fagus grandifolia
…the specific epithet grandifolia comes from grandis "large" and folium "leaf", in reference to the American beech's larger leaves when compared to the European beech. The American beech can be found in its extant native region of eastern North America, from Nova Scotia west to southern Ontario in southeastern Canada…
Fagus sylvatica cansiglio forest italy
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