European beech


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Noun1.European beech - large European beech with minutely-toothed leavesEuropean beech - large European beech with minutely-toothed leaves; widely planted as an ornamental in North America
Fagus, genus Fagus - beeches
beech, beech tree - any of several large deciduous trees with rounded spreading crowns and smooth grey bark and small sweet edible triangular nuts enclosed in burs; north temperate regions
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Subtle human impacts on neutral genetic diversity and spatial patterns of genetic variation in European beech (Fagus sylvatica).
While recent months have seen a rise in demand for walnut and other domestic hardwoods, exotic and character veneers, such as the pinkish-tan European beech, are also growing in popularity for the North American market, though not to the extent of maple's popularity.
The topics include an overview of the hydraulic systems in early land plants, cellular and subcellular changes in cambium, visualizing wood anatomy in three dimensions with high-resolution X-ray micro-tomography, fire influences on Pinus halepensis: wood responses close and far from scar, plastic growth response of European beech provenances to dry site conditions, and evaluating the wood anatomical and dendoecological potential of arctic dwarf shrub communities.
An enormous European beech tree stands beside the house.
Often called a versatile wood, European beech also has been described as a "blank slate."
Under such conditions, sessile oak grows either in pure or mixed stands along with other broadleaved tree species such as European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.), hornbeam (Carpinus betulus L.), sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus L.), common ash (Fraxinus excelsior L.), linden (Tilia sp.) or other Quercus species such as pedunculate oak (Quercus robur L.), Hungarian oak (Quercus frainetto L.) or Turkey oak (Quercus cerris L.) (Haralamb, 1967; Stanescu et al., 1997; Sofletea and Curtu, 2007).
The Halifax Public Garden in is believed to have initiated the epidemic by importing scale-infested European beech seedlings (Fagus sylvatica L.) (Hewitt 1914) from Europe, where the scale has been recorded since 1832 (Fries 1832).
The Garbo Settee is made of European Beech wood in an antique gold finish.
* Floor everyone with this City Engineered European beech three strip lacquered flooring, starting at pounds 17.24 for 3.18m sq from www.ukflooringdirect.co.uk.
Made with kiln-dried European beech wood and a frame that features mortise and tenon joinery with groove-joined corner blocks, the Carnegie Chair's dark wood and white upholstery make it fitting for cocktail bars and white table-cloth restaurants.
Potential risks for European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) in a changing climate.
Google has planted more than 12,000 3D trees native to London''s Royal Parks, including weeping willow, Tibetan cherry and European beech.

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