Plant and Soil, Vol. 377, No. 1/2 (April 2014), pp. 217-234 (18 pages) Background and aims It is of practical relevance to know how much beech must be admixed to pure spruce stands in order to ...

Distribution of tree seedlings, forest architecture, light conditions, ground vegetation and humus conditions were studied in a 45 m x 100 m area including multiple gaps in an old-growth beech forest.

The fernleaf European beech is a grand tree with a soft, furry appearance from a distance. Beech leaves usually are entire -- that is, smooth along their margins -- but the foliage of the fernleaf ...

Leaves – deciduous, 3-6” long, elliptical to oblong, serrate with sharp incurved teeth, somewhat papery, and penniveined; similar to F. grandifolia, but often smaller with fewer teeth. The European ...

Driving along Manor Road toward Rockland Avenue, through the Greenbelt, I noticed the number of young beech trees growing in the woodlands alongside the road. Beech trees are easy to spot at this time ...

Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford.View full profile Eleanor has an ...

I was in New York recently. I saw a beautiful tree and was wondering if it would be possible to grow it in New Orleans. It is an ornamental beech. Tamika Simms It is unlikely it will thrive here. The ...