Beeches are
trees of the genus
Fagus, including about ten
species in
Europe,
Asia, and
North America. The
leaves are entire and sparsely-toothed. The fruit is a small, sharply-angled
nut, borne in pairs in spiny husks. The beech most commonly grown as an ornamental or
shade tree is the
European beech[?],
Fagus sylvatica.
