Deciduous Forest Plants
Deciduous Forest Plants
Blue Planet Biomes
American Beech
Common Names: beech, carolina beech, gray beech, red beech, ridge beech, stone beech, white beech, winter beech.
Genus: Fagus
Species: grandifolia
The American Beech tree grows in the southern and eastern parts of the United States. It grows in deciduous forests all over Maine and northern Massachusetts. It grows best in deep, rich, moist, well-drained soils.
The American beech is a tall and wide tree. The mature tree size is anywhere from 90 to 100 feet tall, and spreads 50 to 70 feet. The bark that grows on the tree is very smooth, pale and gray. The growth buds have a
yellow tinge, looking a little like a bullet. The leaves are bright green and are about three inches in length. They start wide, and then get smaller and smaller, until they come to a point. The leaves have distinct, strong veins and toothed edges.
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