Backyard and Beyond

Starting out from Brooklyn, an amateur naturalist explores our world.

As John Burroughs said, “The place to observe nature is where you are.”

Beeches

Fagus orientalis, Oriental Beech, newly planted in Green-Wood.
,Fagus sylvatica, the European Beech and the one most likely in your park (at least in this town). Also the source of the weeping, cooper, purple, cut-leaf, et cetera, varieties.
Fagus grandiflora, American beech. Note the teeth on the leaves, probably the best way to distinguish these from the imported species.
Grandiflora also has larger leaves. Anyway, look at this youngster! Could outlive us all…

mthew

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  1. Beeches | Backyard and Beyond

    […] Fagus sylvatica, which includes all the weeping, copper, purple, cut-leaf varieties. I put together this post a few months ago to look at the other species found […]

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