Leaves: Alternate, simple, 2" to 4" long, 1 1/2" to 2 1/2"
wide, ovate or elliptical with rounded base. Purple-green
foliage that lends to the name "copper beech". South of
its range in Athens, the European beech is small and slow
growing in the Georgia piedmont.
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European Beech
Fagus sylvatica
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SPECIFICATIONS |
| Circumference (in.): | 25 |
| Diameter (in.): | 8.0 |
| Spread (ft.): | 24 |
| Height (ft.): | 31 |
| Total Points: | 62 |
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LOCATION
UGA Intramural Fields
Nominated by Jimmy Mock
Accessible 25 feet S. of Office,
On main road to Oconee Forest
Park
Coordinates: State Plane
Georgia W. NAD 83 (Feet)
E 2,537,315 N 1,431,686
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Bark: Similar to F. grandiflora, but a little darker,
developing an elephant-hide appearance in old age.
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