Best time to see: all year
Key facts
A tall and broad canopy tree with grey bark and fans of bright green oval leaves, although variants with purple leaves occur
Tassel-like catkins on long stalks, followed by triangular beech nuts (known as mast) in prickly seed cases
Its natural range is the south and west of England, especially on free-draining soils, but widely planted elsewhere
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