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 southe

The American beech is easily recognized even in dense, complex forests by its thin, smooth, light gray bark. Unlike most other hardwood trees, the American beech retains this smooth bark throughout i

The American beech is a large tree. It can be 70 to 80 feet tall with a stem diamerter of 2 to three feet. This tree has a straight trunk which narrows to a rounded crown. It's slender, spreading bran

Common Name: American Beech, Red beech, Carolina beech, Gray beech, White beech, Stone beech, Winter beech - Beech is of Anglo-Saxon origin and is derived from the Norse languages as a synonym for boo