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Beech

For the beech tree, see below. Beech is also the name of an aircraft manufacturer that was purchased by Raytheon.

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Beech
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Fagales Family: Fagaceae Genus: Fagus
Species
Fagus crenata - Japanese beech   Fagus engleriana - Chinese beech   Fagus grandifolia - American beech   Fagus japonica - Japanese blue beech   Fagus longipetiolata -   Fagus lucida -   Fagus mexicana - Mexican beech or Haya   Fagus orientalis - Oriental beech   Fagus sylvatica - European beech

Beeches are trees of the Genus Fagus, family Fagaceae, including about ten species in Europe, Asia, and North America. The leaves are entire or sparsely toothed. The fruit is a small, sharply-angled nut, borne in pairs in spiny husks. The beech most commonly grown as an ornamental or shade tree is the European beech (Fagus sylvatica).

The southern beeches belong to a different but related genus, Nothofagus. They are found in Australia, New Zealand, New Guinea, New Caledonia and South America.

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