Beautiful and mystical: Beech leaves in the November fog · · · (R5A_5726 Panorama)
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Der Novembernebel fasziniert mich immer - erst recht, wenn die Buchenblätter so prächtige Herbstfarben zeigen.
The November fog always fascinates me - especially when the beech leaves show such splendid autumn colors.
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Buche (Fagus) - Beech
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Buchen (Fagus)
Die Buchen (Fagus) sind die einzige Pflanzengattung der Unterfamilie der Fagoideae innerhalb der Familie der Buchengewächse (Fagaceae). Die etwa elf Arten besitzen eine weite Verbreitung in den gemäßigten Gebieten der Nordhalbkugel in Nordamerika und Eurasien.
Beschreibung
Buchen-Arten sind sommergrüne Bäume, die Wuchshöhen von bis zu 40 Metern erreichen. Ihre Rinde ist grau und glatt und zeigt nur selten im Alter eine geringe Borkenbildung, sie gehört daher zu den Peridermbäumen. Die dünn und hin- und hergebogenen Zweige besitzen eine braune Rinde. Die 1 bis 3 Zentimeter langen Knospen sind lang spindelförmig, oft spreizend, von brauner Farbe, mit zahlreichen Knospenschuppen bedeckt und silbrig behaart.
Die Laubblätter stehen wechselständig, an aufrechten Zweigen schraubig, an abstehenden sind sie mehr oder weniger zweizeilig angeordnet. Die Laubblätter sind in Blattstiel und Blattspreite gegliedert. Die Blattspreite ist glänzend grün, ganzrandig, leicht buchtig gezähnt, wellig gebuchtet oder fein gezähnt. Die Nebenblätter sind schmal und hinfällig.
Beech (Fagus)
Beech (Fagus) is a genus of deciduous trees in the family Fagaceae, native to temperate Europe, Asia, and North America. Recent classifications recognize 10 to 13 species in two distinct subgenera, Engleriana and Fagus. The Engleriana subgenus is found only in East Asia, distinctive for their low branches, often made up of several major trunks with yellowish bark. The better known Fagus subgenus beeches are high-branching with tall, stout trunks and smooth silver-grey bark. The European beech (Fagus sylvatica) is the most commonly cultivated.
Beeches are monoecious, bearing both male and female flowers on the same plant. The small flowers are unisexual, the female flowers borne in pairs, the male flowers wind-pollinating catkins. They are produced in spring shortly after the new leaves appear. The fruit of the beech tree, known as beechnuts or mast, is found in small burrs that drop from the tree in autumn. They are small, roughly triangular and edible, with a bitter, astringent, or in some cases, mild and nut-like taste. They have a high enough fat content that they can be pressed for edible oil.
The European species Fagus sylvatica yields a utility timber that is tough but dimensionally unstable. It is widely used for furniture framing and carcase construction, flooring and engineering purposes, in plywood and in household items like plates, but rarely as a decorative wood. The timber can be used to build chalets, houses, and log cabins.
Beech wood also makes excellent firewood, easily split and burning for many hours with bright but calm flames. Slats of washed beech wood are spread around the bottom of fermentation tanks for Budweiser beer. Beech logs are burned to dry the malt used in some German smoked beers, giving the beers their typical flavor. Beech is also used to smoke Westphalian ham, various sausages, and some cheeses.
Beautiful and mystical: Beech leaves in the November fog · · · (R5A_5726 Panorama)
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Der Novembernebel fasziniert mich immer - erst recht, wenn die Buchenblätter so prächtige Herbstfarben zeigen.
The November fog always fascinates me - especially when the beech leaves show such splendid autumn colors.
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Buche (Fagus) - Beech
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Buchen (Fagus)
Die Buchen (Fagus) sind die einzige Pflanzengattung der Unterfamilie der Fagoideae innerhalb der Familie der Buchengewächse (Fagaceae). Die etwa elf Arten besitzen eine weite Verbreitung in den gemäßigten Gebieten der Nordhalbkugel in Nordamerika und Eurasien.
Beschreibung
Buchen-Arten sind sommergrüne Bäume, die Wuchshöhen von bis zu 40 Metern erreichen. Ihre Rinde ist grau und glatt und zeigt nur selten im Alter eine geringe Borkenbildung, sie gehört daher zu den Peridermbäumen. Die dünn und hin- und hergebogenen Zweige besitzen eine braune Rinde. Die 1 bis 3 Zentimeter langen Knospen sind lang spindelförmig, oft spreizend, von brauner Farbe, mit zahlreichen Knospenschuppen bedeckt und silbrig behaart.
Die Laubblätter stehen wechselständig, an aufrechten Zweigen schraubig, an abstehenden sind sie mehr oder weniger zweizeilig angeordnet. Die Laubblätter sind in Blattstiel und Blattspreite gegliedert. Die Blattspreite ist glänzend grün, ganzrandig, leicht buchtig gezähnt, wellig gebuchtet oder fein gezähnt. Die Nebenblätter sind schmal und hinfällig.
Beech (Fagus)
Beech (Fagus) is a genus of deciduous trees in the family Fagaceae, native to temperate Europe, Asia, and North America. Recent classifications recognize 10 to 13 species in two distinct subgenera, Engleriana and Fagus. The Engleriana subgenus is found only in East Asia, distinctive for their low branches, often made up of several major trunks with yellowish bark. The better known Fagus subgenus beeches are high-branching with tall, stout trunks and smooth silver-grey bark. The European beech (Fagus sylvatica) is the most commonly cultivated.
Beeches are monoecious, bearing both male and female flowers on the same plant. The small flowers are unisexual, the female flowers borne in pairs, the male flowers wind-pollinating catkins. They are produced in spring shortly after the new leaves appear. The fruit of the beech tree, known as beechnuts or mast, is found in small burrs that drop from the tree in autumn. They are small, roughly triangular and edible, with a bitter, astringent, or in some cases, mild and nut-like taste. They have a high enough fat content that they can be pressed for edible oil.
The European species Fagus sylvatica yields a utility timber that is tough but dimensionally unstable. It is widely used for furniture framing and carcase construction, flooring and engineering purposes, in plywood and in household items like plates, but rarely as a decorative wood. The timber can be used to build chalets, houses, and log cabins.
Beech wood also makes excellent firewood, easily split and burning for many hours with bright but calm flames. Slats of washed beech wood are spread around the bottom of fermentation tanks for Budweiser beer. Beech logs are burned to dry the malt used in some German smoked beers, giving the beers their typical flavor. Beech is also used to smoke Westphalian ham, various sausages, and some cheeses.