European beech
European beech
Fagus sylvatica
European beech is a large tree ranging up to 160 feet in height but usually between 80 and 115 feet tall with trunk diameters up to 5 feet. It can live from 150 years to as old as 300 years. Beech nuts are an important food for birds and other forms of wildlife. In its native Europe, a dense beech forest is dark and few plant species are able to survive there because the sun barely reaches the ground.
European beech leaves are alternate, simple, and entire with 6 to 7 veins on each side of the leaf. The leaves can remain on the tree until spring due to a process known as marcescence.
| Location | Points | C.B.H. | Height | Crown |
| 1 Great Barn La., Greenville | 378 | 270 | 84 | 97 |
| 3000 Creek Rd., Yorklyn | 349 | 240 | 87 | 87 |
| 49 Hazel Rd., Dover | 293 | 211 | 67 | 60 |