Fagus - Beech

Fagus sylvatica -European Beech, Common Beech

Fagus sylvatica - Beech Tree Ruskin Park

A specimen tree that readily grows on a huge dome of smooth limbs.  Dense foliage shades out the competition and protects thinly clad bark from the sun.

• Bark: Smooth gray 
• Buds: shiny, sharp pointed
• Fruit: Nuts husk covered with bristles
• Leaves: to 4" Alternate, entire or obscurely toothed

Beech Tree Ruskin Park London

A few pictures of a great Beech tree in Ruskin Park.
Not in leaf yet but I will come back later in the summer and take more pictures.
The tree and location can be seen via Panoramio