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American Beech

Updated: May 16, 2023


The American beech is a lovely shade tree that produces edible beechnuts, that are enjoyed by a wide variety of wildlife. It is unique from most other trees because its bark remains smooth throughout its life. Also, the surface root system of the tree can develop suckers that grow into new trees; entire beech groves can grow from the roots of a single tree! The American beech grows to be 60-80 feet tall.





Here is a link to the Phenophase Guide:

This is a graph of the Activity Curve for 2021:

Here is a Calendar of the Flowering Phenophase stage being observed for the American Beech in 2021.

The gray marks are times when the tree was observed and determined to not be presenting the phenophase.

Here is a Calendar of the Fruiting Phenophase stage being observed for the American Beech in 2021.

The gray marks are times when the tree was observed and determined to not be presenting the phenophase.

Here is a Calendar of the Leafing Phenophase stage being observed for the American Beech in 2021.

The gray marks are times when the tree was observed and determined to not be presenting the phenophase.


Number of Observations 2021: 984


Number of Observation sites 2021: 8


Number of Visits to Observation sites 2021: 83


Indiana Backyard Observer data downloaded using the USA-National Phenology Network's Phenology Observation Portal <www.usanpn.org/data/observational>





Map of Counties with Observations Sites (2021)


Allen, Clay, Johnson, Monroe, Putnam, and St. Joseph Counties


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