Beech Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree ( Fagus ) are member of the Fagaceae mob , which include about 1,000 genera . The family also include conversant trees like sweet chestnut and oak tree . beech are marvelous tree , make 140 feet in height , with an almost adequate spread . Some species , including the American beech , Fagus grandifolia , can live 300 to 400 age . Beeches are identify by their smooth , gray barque , relatively short trunk , sweet , edible nuts and spreading branches . Fagus grandifolia , the American beech , is the only fellow member of the genus native to North America . Fagus sylvatica is common in Europe . Over the centuries , beech Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree have produce many meaning : religious and mythological , symbolical , therapeutic and utilitarian .

Meaning of the Name

" Fagus " is derived from a Greek Holy Writ , mean " to feed " , possibly a reference to the tree diagram ’s edible yield . The common name , " beech " is from Teutonic languages and may be descend from a word mean " Holy Writ " . Some sources suggest that ancient runic letter , which were some of the early books , were written on beech tab or slabs . Fagus may have been an ancient Celtic Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree god , meaning to Celts in ancient Gaul and the Pyrenees .

Religious, Mythological and Cultural Symbolism

Beech Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree may have been sanctified to Zeus , king of the Greek gods . They have also been a symbol of successfulness . The Tree may also have represented the goddess Diana , who presided over forests and woodlands . In ancient Gaul and the Pyrennees , Fagus may have been a tree diagram god . In England , the iconic prairie gentian woods , filled in spring with bluebells ( Hyacinthoides non scripta ) are beech woods .

Meanings: Sustenance for Humans and Animals

The eatable fruit of the beech tree are call beechnut or " mast . " unfermented beechnut were eaten instantly or roasted , as they spoil quickly . Traditionally , mast was a quick origin of solid food for domesticated fauna ( peculiarly pig ) as well as wildlife In the nineteenth century , oil from beech nuts was used for cooking and as fuel for oil lamp . The nut were also ground and processed into flour .

Meaning of Beeches: Beech Products

The leaves of the pig beach ( Fagus sylvatica ' Atropurpurea ' ) were once used to pull out anthocyanin paint . Beech wood was traditionally used for furniture , railway tie , marqueterie ( inlays ) and parquet floor flooring . Burning beechwood or beech chips have traditionally been a part of the process of beer and high mallow fashioning in Europe and the United States .

Meanings: Medicinal

Before being replaced by mod medicines , creosote or Jack-tar , derive from the wood of Fagus grandifolia , was used for both internal and external complaints . Its antiseptic qualities made it useful in the discussion of skin problems . It was also used as a cough therapeutic or expectorant , when taken internally .

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