The common Beech with it's typically broad, dome-shaped canopy, is a large, deciduous tree which grows throughout western and central Europe and can grow to heights of between 25 - 30m.
The Common Beech
The Beech tree can grow for up to 400 years and is often found on drier, free-draining soils, such as chalk and limestone.
Beech is popular because it is a hard wearing, dense wood with a warm colour and good grain character. It has many uses including cooking utensils, flooring, furniture, tool handles, sports equipment and wooden display boxes.
Beech is traditionally used to smoke herring because the wood burns well and provides an enticing aromatic infusion. In some European countries, the edible nuts, or 'masts', were once used as a feed for pigs and are still sometimes used to make a coffee substitute, after roasting.
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The bark contains an aromatic substance that can improve the taste of beer and the leaves are used in the manufacture of gin, adding colour and sweetness.
The leaves and bark also contain pigments that are used to dye fabrics. Fresh beech leaves can even be eaten as a salad and some countries use them to stuff pillows, if down is unavailable.
In Celtic mythology, the Beech was believed to have certain medicinal properties. Beech leaves for example, were used to relieve swellings and other ailments.
Polmac (UK) Ltd uses Beech to manufacture customised wooden boxes, where a more robust and hard wearing material is required. Our customised boxes are beautifully made, versatile and terrific value and are designed to boost bottom-line sales!
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