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Common Name of Plant: American Beech Scientific Name of Plant: Fagus grandifolia Average Height of Plant: 60-100 feet Blooming Time: Spring Ask the Botanist What are the leaves like? The simple leaves sprout from long, pointed, reddish-brown buds in the spring. They are 3-4 inches long, oval with a pointed base, and have toothed edges. The veins are easy to see. In the fall the leaves become leathery and chestnut brown, and some remain on the tree through out the winter. What type of flowers bloom on this plant? What do the seedpods like like? The yellowish-green flowers are not easy to see. They open up at the same time as the leaves. Edible, triangular nuts form from the flowers inside burs. Each bur contains 2 or 3 nuts and is enclosed in a husk covered with spines. What is unusual about the stem or trunk? The steel-gray bark is very smooth with no furrows. How is this plant important to animals? The nuts are food for humans as well as many animals such as opossum, black bear, whitetailed deer, rabbits, ruffled grouse, red and grey squirrels and porcupines. The wood is strong and hard but not durable. It can be used for furniture and cabinets What location does this plant prefer? Basswood trees grow best in deep rich, moist well-drained soils derived from limestone. They are shade-tolerant and usually reproduce vegetatively when new sprouts emerge from the base of the mature trunks. Basswood trees characteristically form clumps of trees with the oldest tree in the center and newer trees surrounding it. Pictures Whole Plant Leaf www.blueplantbiomes.org www.inspire.net Buds Flowers Buds www.inspire.net Seeds Stem or Tree Bark www.inspire.net