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 ...

IT MAY surprise some to learn that the beech (Fagus sylvatica) is not a native Irish tree. There are tens of thousands of them in our forests, woodlands and hedges, stretching from Mizen to Malin, but ...

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 ...

The beech tree has a multitude of uses in making our gardens glow THE common beech tree (Fagus sylvatica) is one of our best native trees. Not only does it grow into a large beautiful tree, it also ...