The range of american beech.
Is american beech tree a hardwood.
But prefers chalky soils and limestone.
Unlike most other hardwood trees the american beech retains this smooth bark throughout its mature years.
Beech trees can survive in the understory for years.
Beech grows on a wide range of soil types acidic or basic provided they are not waterlogged.
Beech fagus is a genus of deciduous trees in the family fagaceae.
Its attractive finish makes it a popular choice for flooring furniture and wood crafting.
While beech species grow in every hemisphere the one you ll find in north america is american beech fagus grandifolia.
Most hardwood trees are deciduous trees which lose their leaves annually like elm or maple.
There are 13 species of beech.
The american beech is easily recognized even in dense complex forests by its thin smooth light gray bark.
The american beech can live for three hundred to four hundred years and can reach heights of eighty feet and diameters in excess.
Blue beech which shares the same range proves to be hornbeam.
The beech tree is a sturdy and imposing tree with a short trunk and wide spreading crown.
Combine this with loggers around where we live tending to leave beech and it s easy to develop a stand of almost pure beech.
They are native to temperate europe asia and north america.
Beech fagus grandifolia is a medium to large size tree that originated in north america beech wood has sapwood with a pale brown color and heartwood with adark brown to reddish brown tint.
American beech usually picked out by its smooth silver bark and leaves with serrated edges the american beech is a gorgeous tree.
The trees we have are quite large but many are hollow.
The tree is a hardwood and the lineal taxonomy is magnoliopsida fagales fagaceae fagus grandifolia ehrhart.
Another characteristic of beech lumber is that beech has small pores which allow for a fine finish to be achieved.
Softwood comes from a conifer cone bearing or evergreen trees such as pine or spruce.
American beech is also commonly called beech.
The texture and density of the wood a tree produces puts it in either the hardwood or softwood category.