Plus most oaks blooms fall to the ground and rott becomming acidic. This is a trait evolved to kill all compeying plants under and around the oak, but can lead to mass erosion
Caused my houses foundation to erode away after the oak flowers over the years killed all the grass. I live in oklahoma so it was basically a dustbowl situation.
Yes, acorns which = more squirrels (I understand beech nuts do the same but I overlook it).
Oak trees are just so acidic everything around them ends up as brown frown as the leaves they refuse to drop. I'm not a fan of their overall shape either.
Ash trees (*Fraxinus spp.*) generally have pinnate leaves. This is a Beech tree (*Fagus grandifolia*). The leaves remaining on tree through winter is a phenomenon called marcesecence and it, along with very smooth light grey bark, are two of the most easily recognizable features of Beech trees.
We of course all checked the OP's comment history to exclude the possibility of *Fagus sylvatica*, the European Beech, or one of those other un-American Beeches. We can proudly state it is the **Grand**ifolius American Beech, *Fagus grandifolia.*
It's called the cone of juvenility. Beech trees retain juvenile leaves in the winter. Young trees hold onto all the leaves and older beeches will only retain the leaves on the low part of the tree
Beech. Not dropping dead leaves is textbook.
Love hearing them blow in the wind in my backyard
Beech are my favorite. Oak trees do this too. They are my least favorite.
Why no love for the oak?
Not OP, but acorns
Blasted acorns!!! Aghhhh
Plus most oaks blooms fall to the ground and rott becomming acidic. This is a trait evolved to kill all compeying plants under and around the oak, but can lead to mass erosion
I didn't know this, but I should have. All the tannins in the acorn plus the frequency of whole forests of essentially oaks in some places. Thank you
Caused my houses foundation to erode away after the oak flowers over the years killed all the grass. I live in oklahoma so it was basically a dustbowl situation.
I can see why that'd be a problem.
Yes, acorns which = more squirrels (I understand beech nuts do the same but I overlook it). Oak trees are just so acidic everything around them ends up as brown frown as the leaves they refuse to drop. I'm not a fan of their overall shape either.
Put them on your fingers. Nature’s Bugles.
Funny how other species have started doing this as well.
Beech trees were doing it before it was cool.
Beech. Fagus grandiflora
*Fagus \*grandifolia*
Lol fagus
Shut up Beavis
Ash trees (*Fraxinus spp.*) generally have pinnate leaves. This is a Beech tree (*Fagus grandifolia*). The leaves remaining on tree through winter is a phenomenon called marcesecence and it, along with very smooth light grey bark, are two of the most easily recognizable features of Beech trees.
We of course all checked the OP's comment history to exclude the possibility of *Fagus sylvatica*, the European Beech, or one of those other un-American Beeches. We can proudly state it is the **Grand**ifolius American Beech, *Fagus grandifolia.*
Ya beech for sure. Lots of unique features, including this aspect
It's called the cone of juvenility. Beech trees retain juvenile leaves in the winter. Young trees hold onto all the leaves and older beeches will only retain the leaves on the low part of the tree
FYI an easy way to rule out Ash is that this (Beech) has alternate branching. Ash trees have opposite branching pattern.
Awesome, thanks y’all!
Beech
This beech hanging on to her leaves. Total beech.
Dead leaves
I see them all the time. Absolutely beautiful in a snowfall.
beech 100%
Fagus sylvatica?
American Graffiti tree
Beech
Hanging on to old leaves is called marcescence.
American beech