LOCATION: BOGGART HOLE CLOUGH, MANCHESTER
BEECH IS A VERY LARGE DECIDUOUS TREE, REACHING UP TO 35 METRES. THE TREE BARK IS SMOOTH AND LIGHT GREY. I WAS LUCKY TO FIND BEECH FRUITS THIS TIME OF YEAR AS THEY ARE MOSTLY EATEN BY SQUIRRELS. THE FRUIT IS A SMALL, SHARPLY THREE-ANGLED NUT. THE LEAVES ARE 5-15CM LONG, GREEN, ROUNDED, WITH SLIGHTLY SHINY SURFACE. ON THE AUTUMN THE LEAVES TURN YELLOW AND RED, AS SHOWN ON THE PHOTOGRAPHS, HOWEVER THEY OFTEN STAY ON THE TREE TILL LATE SPRING. THE TREE LOOKED LIKE IT HAD ENOUGH SPACE TO LIVE AND THE ROOTS SPREAD AROUND THE TRUNK QUITE WIDELY.
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