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European Beech sprouting

Fagus sylvatica

Photo by The MnMs
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Field Notes

Description:

What you are seeing is a baby beech tree that in the future can turn up to 49 m tall.
The European Beech starts to flower when it is between 30–80 years old.

Habitat:

Woods.

Reference Links:

Fagus sylvatica

Species ID Suggestions

Twinleaf

Jeffersonia

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Comments (2)
The MnMs
It is a beech baby tree! finally I´ve got and ID for this one!
The MnMs
I am not sure yet, Lynne. Because the flowers comes in between the two leaves as purple fluffy and the leaves are quite sturdy. it looks like it may be a little growing tree?.. I need to keep searching.. but many thanks! :-)

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Biodiversity in Belgium

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PublishedJuly 30, 2011

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