The Mighty Oak V's The Beautiful beech

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

The Mighty Oak V's The Beautiful Beech

 

So here you have a thread dedicated to two of the best and most loved trees of our woods and parks.

 

The Oak with its 1000 year cycle and the Beech with its 300 year cycle.

 

So, pros and cons, loves and loathes,ecology, biology, pictures, comments and observations of the life cycle of these two magnificent trees.

 

 

[slasherscot]

oak every time, beech is a non native species and it suppresses the woodland flora too much, in my humble opinion

[Johny Walker]

soon as beech feels the vibes off a 360 its dies ,oaks rule ,got owl in ares

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

oak every time, beech is a non native species and it suppresses the woodland flora too much, in my humble opinion

 

I hope this thread progresses enough to convince you otherwise, dont underestimate the mighty beech!

[John Hancock]

Lovely pics – would you mind if I come in, hijack the thread and talk about Oak reductions…

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Lovely pics – would you mind if I come in, hijack the thread and talk about Oak reductions…

 

John your more than welcome!

 

And sorry, but I did only deviate to make a new one!

[RobRainford]

i sure do love how 'british' oaks are, they will take their time and not make a fuss, when they do its a big one. And are pretty resistant to disease to my knowledge

 

beech on the other hand, although they are a great tree to climb with loads of anchors, they succumb to diseases more easily and are more likely to fail.

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

i sure do love how 'british' oaks are, they will take their time and not make a fuss, when they do its a big one. And are pretty resistant to disease to my knowledge

 

beech on the other hand, although they are a great tree to climb with loads of anchors, they succumb to diseases more easily and are more likely to fail.

 

You have to bear in mind a trees physiological age when compairing, for example a beech of 100 years is comparable to a Oak of 300.

 

youll find more fungi on an oak of this age than on the beech.

[John Hancock]

John your more than welcome!

 

And sorry, but I did only deviate to make a new one!

 

Diffuse porous - Ring Porous

[Ben Ballard]

nice one mate some great pics good thread:001_smile: