Fagus grandifolia gallery
A common tree of mixed decidious forests
American Beech Gallery
Germinating seed
Ricketts Glen State Park (Luzerne Co)
by George Chamuris on 04/29/2022
3-angled nut and 4-valved cupules
Ricketts Glen State Park (Luzerne Co)
by George Chamuris on 04/29/2022
Staminate flowers
Ricketts Glen State Park (Luzerne Co)
by George Chamuris on 05/01/2023
Staminate (male) flowers
Monroe Co
by Paul Nale on 05/01/2025
Spring leaves
Bald Eagle Preserve (Centre Co)
by Maria G. Pavlova on 05/07/2018
Buds
Luzerne Co
by Weavre Molina on 05/10/2023
Early leaves
Bradford Co
by Colin Gillette on 05/14/2023
Seedling
Ricketts Glen State Park (Luzerne Co)
by George Chamuris on 05/20/2022
Leaves
Bradford Co
by Colin Gillette on 07/05/2022
Three cupules (burs) with nuts
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Ricketts Glen State Park (Luzerne Co)
by George Chamuris on 07/21/2017
Dehiscing cupule (bur) with two nuts
Ricketts Glen State Park (Luzerne Co)
by George Chamuris on 09/08/2017
Autumn leaves
Toftrees Woods (Centre Co)
by Maria G. Pavlova on 10/25/2022
Leaf
Toftrees Woods (Centre Co)
by Maria G. Pavlova on 10/25/2022
Plant form & habitat
Toftrees Woods (Centre Co)
by Maria G. Pavlova on 10/25/2022
Leaf
Thomas Darling Preserve (Monroe Co)
by Paul Nale on 10/28/2024
Young tree in late autumn
Bald Eagle Preserve (Centre Co)
by Maria G. Pavlova on 11/04/2022
Dry leaves
The dry leaves stay on the tree throughout the winter, which is known as 'marcescence'.