Beech cupules. The husk can have a variety of spine- to scale-like appendages, the character of which is, in addition to leaf shape, one of the primary ways beeches are differentiated. The nuts are edible, though bitter (though not nearly as bitter as acorns) with a high tannin content, and are called beechnuts or beechmast. The name of the tree (Latin "fagus", whence the species name; cognate with English "beech") is of Indo-European origin, and played an important role in early debates on the geographical origins of the Indo-European people. Greek φηγός is from the same root, but the word was
The Return of Don Beech (The Bill) The Return of Don Beech (The Bill) The Return of Don Beech is a storyline featured in the long running ITV police series, "The Bill", which featured the subsequent return and final appearances of former-DS Don Beech, played by Billy Murray. The main storyline played out over five episodes ("Reliable Information" [#212] - "Nemesis" [#216]), with the first scene to feature Beech appearing in "Smoking Demons" [#211], and the events following Beech's escape being revealed in "Taking Flak" [#217] and "Game Over" [#218]. Manson gets a call from a prisoner at Hayesend prison, who wants to pass on information about