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|genus=Fagus
|genus=Fagus
|species=japonica
|species=japonica
|taxo_author=Maxim.
|common_name=Japanese Blue Beech
|habit=tree
|habit=tree
|habit_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
|habit_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
|exposure=sun
|exposure=sun
|sun_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
|sun_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
|features=deciduous
|Temp Metric=°F
|Temp Metric=°F
|min_zone=6
|min_zone=6
|usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
|usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
|max_zone=8
|max_zone=8
|image=Upload.png
|image=Fagus japonica.JPG
|image_width=240
|image_width=200
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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>.
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>
==Cultivation==
==Cultivation==