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family Fagaceae

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Noun1.family Fagaceae - chiefly monoecious trees and shrubs: beeches; chestnuts; oaks; genera Castanea, Castanopsis, Chrysolepis, Fagus, Lithocarpus, Nothofagus, Quercus
beech family, Fagaceae
hamamelid dicot family - family of mostly woody dicotyledonous flowering plants with flowers often unisexual and often borne in catkins
Fagales, order Fagales - an order of dicotyledonous trees of the subclass Hamamelidae
Fagus, genus Fagus - beeches
Castanea, genus Castanea - chestnuts; chinkapins
Castanopsis, genus Castanopsis - evergreen trees and shrubs of warm regions valued for their foliage; southeastern United States and eastern Australia and northern New Zealand
Chrysolepis, genus Chrysolepis - two species: golden chinkapins
genus Lithocarpus, Lithocarpus - tanbark oaks
genus Nothofagus, Nothofagus - beeches of temperate southern hemisphere except Africa: southern beech
genus Quercus, Quercus - oaks
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[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Family Name Quercus petrae and Quercus robur of the Family Fagaceae Common Names Brown oak, English brown oak, European oak, pollard oak, pollardok Height/Weight The oaks grow from 60 to 100 feet tall The weight varies according to the country of origin, with the English oaks typically 45 pounds per cubic foot.
Flakey, but fine design: English brown oak survives the beefsteak ... by Kaiser, Jo-Ann / Wood & Wood Products
Family Name Fagus sylvatica of the Family Fagaceae.
Doors open for beech: versatile European beech gains popularity in ... by Kaiser, Jo-Ann / Wood & Wood Products
Family Name Fagus grandifolia of the Family Fagaceae Common Names American beech, beech, Carolina beech, gray beech, red beech, ridge beech, stone beech, white beech, winter beech Height/Weight Average height is 80 feet, but can grow to 100 feet or taller with diameters of 3 feet or more.
No day at the beech: despite its tendencies to warp when dry, ... by Kaiser, Jo-Ann / Wood & Wood Products
 
 
 
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