Beech (Fagus sylvatica)

Average book is largely in Europe down to northwestern Turkey. In Turkey, east through Asia, it is replaced by the oriental book, Fagus orientalis. The usual book is also available in single forest in North America.

Area of ​​use

The book is considered to be beautiful, both to his tribe and to crown shape. On solitary tree trunk can often achieve a substantial diameter. In forest resembles a high, upright with a smooth light gray finish, the Crown has a bushy branches and deep green color. The book creates a forest picture that gives an overwhelming impression of grandeur, solemnity and mystery.
Meanwhile, the book's wood is not the same value as the oak, and its prevalence is at the expense of the oak. Moreover, the damage, as the book makes both the original vegetation and the soil, because the soil becomes dry and peaty. The main use you have had of bokveden, is the fuel and some utensils that were exposed to water, such as boat keels and planking in wooden ships below the waterline.
It favored the early use of the book in boat building to a log of the book can easily be split with an ax to the plank-like slices, which was particularly important before when sågtekniken was undeveloped. Beechwood also used to mill wheel. The book also suitable in the production of potash. Today, its main use wood furniture and curiously enough even lollipops thanks to the wood smooth characteristics, very limited taste and smell and lack of splinters in the planed wood.

 

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