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For other uses, see Beech (disambiguation). Beech (Fagus) is a genus of deciduous trees in the family Fagaceae, native to temperate Europe, Asia and North America. Recent classification systems of the genus recognize ten to thirteen species in two distinct subgenera, Engleriana and Fagus.
American Beech (Fagus grandifolia). The American beech is easily recognized even in dense, complex forests by its thin, smooth, light gray bark. Unlike most other hardwood trees, the American beech retains this smooth bark throughout its mature years.The American beech can live for three hundred to four hundred years and can reach heights of eighty feet and diameters in excess of three feet.he American beech is easily recognized even in dense, complex forests by its thin, smooth, light gray bark. Unlike most other hardwood trees, the American beech retains this smooth bark throughout its mature years.