Question

Which of the following describes how beech trees grow?

by having their buds expand the year after they form
by showing excessive and even widening at all life stages
by forming shoots that only partially form by the end of the year
by expanding slowly in the first years of its life and then quickly later

Answer 1

They evolved in moist, rich bottom land and as a consequence they form dense, shallow mats of roots. Because of the shade provided by a broad beech canopy plus roots that suck up all available moisture, you can't grow a lawn or anything else directly below a mature tree.

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