beech treegift

beech (Fagus sylvatica)

Our native noble Beech is a refreshing pale green in spring and in the autumn turns gold & bronze. Its name is derived from the same stem as "book" and Beech are believed across Europe to protect against lightening - the perfect gift for a librarian or any other bookworm! Beech nuts make excellent winter food for wildlife. The wood is used for furniture making, burns well so is used to smoke Scottish herrings and its charcoal is well suited to gunpowder manufacture. Beech wood remains strong when wet & Beech piles help hold up Waterloo Bridge to this day. The Beech can grow to a large spreading tree (30m) but responds well to clipping & shaping. It lives for about 300 years & is very tolerant of all but waterlogged soils.

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