Fagus grandifolia
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Photo, Renee Brecht |
Britton & Brown |
| Botanical name: | Fagus grandifolia |
| Common name: | American beech |
| Group: | dicot |
| Family: | Fagaceae |
| Growth type: | tree |
| Duration: | perennial |
| Origin: | native |
| Plant height: | to 100' |
| Foliage: | alternate, simple, pinnately veined, 11 to 14 pairs of veins with each vein ending in a shartp tooth; shiny green above |
| Flower/fruit: | monoecious, blooms late April to mid May; fruit late July to September |
| Bark: | smooth; thin, gray. Easily engraved. |
| Habitat: | well-drained moist rich grounds |
| Range in New Jersey: | statewide excepting the Pine Barrens and coast strip |
| Heritage ranking, if any: | n/a |
| Distribution: |  |
| Misc. | edible nuts; wood is harvested for flooring, furniture, etc. |