beech

Beech

Fagus sylvatica

Fagaceae

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Classification

beech

Height:

up to 30 m

Leaf:

alternate, egg-shaped

Bloom:

May, green-brown, inconspicuous

Fruit:

beech-nut, slightly poisonous

Branches:

bent back and forth, flexible

Bark:

silver-gray, smooth

Root:

shallow, even superficial, large roots spreading out in all directions

Location:

sun to shade

Soil:

sandy-loamy to clayey

ph-value:

slightly acidic to basic

Diseases:

beech

Bark necrosis:

is caused by the beech scale (Cryptococcus fagisuga) and a fungi. The fungi kills off a large part of the bark, which leads to the tree?s death. This can be identified through white waxy wool on the tree trunk and viscous plant sap at the trunk.

Browning of leaves:

First, small brown spots, then linked together. This is not dangerous for the tree.

Beech cancer:

Rank growth at the trunk and limbs.

Cancer (Nectria galligena):

Fungi that leads to the breaking off of bark. Affected twigs and branches should be removed and burned. If the trunk is affected, then an expert should be called to remove canker.

Beech leaf gall midge (Mikiola fagi (HTG.))

Appears in the summer. Red larva can be found in the gall. This is not dangerous for the tree.

Beech leaf gall midge (Hartigiola annulipes (diptera))

Bare galls can develop as well as hairy galls. The larva is white. This is not dangerous for the tree.

Fungi


Boot - Lace Fungus	Tinder_or_Hoof_Fungus	Shaggy Scalycap	Hardwood trunk rot (false tinder conk)	Southern Bracket

Daedalea unicolor	Mottled rot (yellow cap fungus)	Veiled Oyster	Oyster Fungus	Poria obliqua

Red Banded Polypore	Artist's Conk	Smoky Bracket	Reishi, Ling zhi	Giant Polypore

Dryad's Saddle or Pheasant's Back Mushroom	Cinnabar-red polypore	Beefsteak Fungus	Thick-maze oak polypore	False Turkey Tail

silver leaf disease	Bleeding Broadleaf Crust	Turkey Tail	Brittle Cinder

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