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'''''Fagus japonica''''', known as the '''Japanese Blue Beech''', is a [[deciduous]] [[tree]] of the beech [[Family (biology)|family]] [[Fagaceae]]. It is native to [[Japan]], where it is one of the main tree [[species]] in natural deciduous [[forests]] particularly on the [[Pacific]] side of the country<ref name=Peters>Peters, R. (1997). ''Beech Forests''. Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic.</ref>.
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It reaches 25 metres in height<ref name=WoodyPlants>''Woody Plants of Japan'', Vol. 1, 2000. ISBN4-635-07003-4</ref>. The growth habit is often multi-[[Trunk (botany)|trunked]]<ref name=Peters/>. [[Bark]] is smooth and grey. The simple [[leaf|leaves]] are arranged alternately along the [[branch]]. They are slightly [[Leaf#Surface of the leaf|pubescent]] and slightly [[glaucous]] beneath, with 10-14 pairs of lateral nerves. [[Fruit]]ing [[Peduncle (botany)|peduncles]] are 3-4 cm long and glabrous.<ref name=Ohwi>Ohwi, J. (1984). Flora of Japan. ISBN 978-0874747089</ref>
  
 
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Plant Characteristics
Habit   tree

Height: 80 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 80.
Width: 25 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 25.
Lifespan: perennial
Cultivation
Exposure: sun
Features: deciduous
USDA Zones: 6 to 8
Scientific Names

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Fagus japonica, known as the Japanese Blue Beech, is a deciduous tree of the beech family Fagaceae. It is native to Japan, where it is one of the main tree species in natural deciduous forests particularly on the Pacific side of the country[1].

It reaches 25 metres in height[2]. The growth habit is often multi-trunked[1]. Bark is smooth and grey. The simple leaves are arranged alternately along the branch. They are slightly pubescent and slightly glaucous beneath, with 10-14 pairs of lateral nerves. Fruiting peduncles are 3-4 cm long and glabrous.[3]

Cultivation

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Peters, R. (1997). Beech Forests. Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic.
  2. Woody Plants of Japan, Vol. 1, 2000. ISBN4-635-07003-4
  3. Ohwi, J. (1984). Flora of Japan. ISBN 978-0874747089

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