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 Weeping Beech for a ten-foot section that would remain in the park as a memorial, would be given to artists to use for sculptures and benches along a heritage trail in downtown Flushing. A teacher at Flushing High school, Margaret L. Carman, thought the Idea of a trail thru Murray Hill linking 300 years of Queens history would be a good way to experience it firsthand, the Park entrance at Bowne st has a green named after her in honor of that vision. The Weeping Beech The Weeping Beech Tree of Flushing is the mother of all European Weeping Beeches in the