Leaves: Alternate, simple, oblong 2-5E
long with coarsely serrate edges and dark
green above, light green and smooth
beneath.
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3. American Beech
Fagus grandiflora
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SPECIFICATIONS |
| Circumference (in.): | 101 |
| Diameter (in.): | 32.1 |
| Spread (ft.): | 72 |
| Height (ft.): | 101 |
| Total Points: | 220 |
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LOCATION
Oconee Forest Park, UGA
Nominated by: Jimmy Mock Year: 2000
Accessible - SE on Birdsong Loop, on Hillside E. of creek
Coordinates: State Plane
Georgia W. NAD 83 (Feet)
E E2,536,802 N E1,429,691
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Bark: Thick, ash gray to gray-brown becoming
Deeply and narrowly fissured by narrow interlacing
Ridges giving a somewhat diamond-shaped pattern
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