{"id":825,"date":"2017-04-18T14:29:51","date_gmt":"2017-04-18T18:29:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mdocs.skidmore.edu\/crandallparktrees\/?page_id=825"},"modified":"2017-07-03T11:59:59","modified_gmt":"2017-07-03T15:59:59","slug":"american-beech","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mdocs.skidmore.edu\/crandallparktrees\/tree-id\/leafy-trees\/american-beech\/","title":{"rendered":"American Beech"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-825\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-825-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-825-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-825-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h1 class=\"widget-title\">Scientific name:\u00a0<em>Fagus grandifolia<\/em><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-825-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-825-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-825-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_siteorigin-panels-builder panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-825-1-0-0\" ><div id=\"pl-w5958089b8be9d\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-w5958089b8be9d-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-w5958089b8be9d-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5958089b8be9d-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-w5958089b8be9d-0-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/mdocs.skidmore.edu\/crandallparktrees\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Beech_with_Branches-768x1024.jpg\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mdocs.skidmore.edu\/crandallparktrees\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Beech_with_Branches-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mdocs.skidmore.edu\/crandallparktrees\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Beech_with_Branches-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" title=\"American Beech tree in fall\" alt=\"\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"widget-title\">American Beech tree in fall<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-w5958089b8be9d-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-w5958089b8be9d-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5958089b8be9d-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/mdocs.skidmore.edu\/crandallparktrees\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Fagus_grandifolia_beech_leaves_close-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" title=\"Leaf detail\" alt=\"\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"widget-title\">Leaf detail<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-w5958089b8be9d-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5958089b8be9d-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/mdocs.skidmore.edu\/crandallparktrees\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Fagus_grandifolia_bark-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" title=\"Bark Detail\" alt=\"\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"widget-title\">Bark Detail<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-825-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-825-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h2>Identification Characteristics<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Leaves are\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">green and glossy but turn bronze in the fall<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Leaves are\u00a02-6 inches long and 2-3 inches wide and\u00a0elliptical shape with\u00a0saw-toothed edges<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">The bark is very smooth and light gray<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Status<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Native to continental USA and\u00a0Canada<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Interesting\u00a0facts<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Can live for 300-400 years<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Grows between 60-80 feet tall, but sometimes grows over 120 feet in optimal conditions<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Can survive\u00a0in temperatures lower than -44\u00baF<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Is the most shade tolerant northern hardwood species<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">The earliest Sanskrit characters were carved on strips of Beech bark<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Beech nuts are the primary food source for many species like squirrels, raccoons, and birds<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">The wood is used for flooring, furniture (such as chairs), charcoal, barrels to age beer, and fuelwood<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-825-2\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-825-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-825-2-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"3\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h2>References<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">American Beech. (2013, October 8). Retrieved from\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.psu.edu\/dept\/nkbiology\/naturetrail\/speciespages\/beech.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.psu.edu\/dept\/nkbiology\/naturetrail\/speciespages\/beech.htm<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.psu.edu\/dept\/nkbiology\/naturetrail\/speciespages\/beech.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><br \/><\/a>Gilman, E. F., &amp; Watson, D. G. (1993, November). Fagus grandifolia: American Beech. Retrieved from <a href=\"http:\/\/hort.ufl.edu\/trees\/FAGGRAA.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/hort.ufl.edu\/trees\/FAGGRAA.pdf<br \/><\/a>Plants Profile for Fagus grandifolia (American beech). (n.d.). Retrieved from <a href=\"https:\/\/plants.usda.gov\/core\/profile?symbol=FAGR\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/plants.usda.gov\/core\/profile?symbol=FAGR<br \/><\/a>TWC Staff. Plant Database: Fagus grandifolia. (2015, November 12). Retrieved from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wildflower.org\/plants\/result.php?id_plant=fagr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.wildflower.org\/plants\/result.php?id_plant=fagr<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Image Credits<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">American Beech tree in fall: \"<a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Beech_with_Branches.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Beech with Branches<\/a>\" b<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">y Marqqq is licensed under\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/3.0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CC BY-SA 3.0<\/a><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Leaf Detail: \"<a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File%3AFagus_grandifolia_beech_leaves_close.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fagus grandifolia beech leaves close<\/a>\" b<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">y <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/User:Dcrjsr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dcrjsr<\/a> is licensed under\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/3.0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CC BY-SA 3.0. <\/a>Image cropped. Cropped image licensed under <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0<\/a><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bark Detail: \"<a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File%3AFagus_grandifolia_bark.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fagus grandifolia bark<\/a>\" b<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">y Rob Duval is licensed under\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/3.0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CC BY-SA 3.0. <\/a>Image cropped.Cropped image licensed under <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scientific name:\u00a0Fagus grandifolia Identification CharacteristicsLeaves are\u00a0green and glossy but turn bronze in the fallLeaves are\u00a02-6 inches long and 2-3 inches wide and\u00a0elliptical shape with\u00a0saw-toothed edgesThe bark is very smooth and light grayStatusNative to continental USA and\u00a0CanadaInteresting\u00a0factsCan live for 300-400 yearsGrows between 60-80 feet tall, but sometimes grows over 120 feet in optimal conditionsCan survive\u00a0in temperatures lower than -44\u00baFIs the most shade tolerant northern hardwood speciesThe earliest Sanskrit characters were carved on strips of Beech barkBeech nuts are the primary food source for many species like squirrels, raccoons, and birdsThe wood is used for flooring, furniture (such as chairs), charcoal, barrels<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":38,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/template-full-width.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-825","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mdocs.skidmore.edu\/crandallparktrees\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/825","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mdocs.skidmore.edu\/crandallparktrees\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mdocs.skidmore.edu\/crandallparktrees\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mdocs.skidmore.edu\/crandallparktrees\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mdocs.skidmore.edu\/crandallparktrees\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=825"}],"version-history":[{"count":120,"href":"https:\/\/mdocs.skidmore.edu\/crandallparktrees\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/825\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3935,"href":"https:\/\/mdocs.skidmore.edu\/crandallparktrees\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/825\/revisions\/3935"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mdocs.skidmore.edu\/crandallparktrees\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/38"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mdocs.skidmore.edu\/crandallparktrees\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=825"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}