The beech tree is a sturdy and imposing tree with a short trunk and wide spreading crown.
Is american beech tree a hardwood.
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.
Softwood comes from a conifer cone bearing or evergreen trees such as pine or spruce.
The american beech can live for three hundred to four hundred years and can reach heights of eighty feet and diameters in excess.
In lower elevations beech often grows in pure stands with trees to 120 in height and 4 in diameter.
The tree is a hardwood and the lineal taxonomy is magnoliopsida fagales fagaceae fagus grandifolia ehrhart.
Unlike most other hardwood trees the american beech retains this smooth bark throughout its mature years.
The range of american beech.
Beech trees can survive in the understory for years.
While beech species grow in every hemisphere the one you ll find in north america is american beech fagus grandifolia.
But prefers chalky soils and limestone.
Beech fagus is a genus of deciduous trees in the family fagaceae.
When the overstory is harvested the beech is released and has a head start over other species.
There are 13 species of beech.
American beech is also commonly called beech.
Most hardwood trees are deciduous trees which lose their leaves annually like elm or maple.
The texture and density of the wood a tree produces puts it in either the hardwood or softwood category.
They are native to temperate europe asia and north america.
Its attractive finish makes it a popular choice for flooring furniture and wood crafting.
The trees we have are quite large but many are hollow.
Another characteristic of beech lumber is that beech has small pores which allow for a fine finish to be achieved.
Beech grows on a wide range of soil types acidic or basic provided they are not waterlogged.
Combine this with loggers around where we live tending to leave beech and it s easy to develop a stand of almost pure beech.
The american beech is easily recognized even in dense complex forests by its thin smooth light gray bark.