bobcullen79 1,495 Posted May 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2014 Ah well, glad we cleared that up before lunch Had a quick read earlier, the mast is the nut, some years there can be loads and then the next virtually none. Heavy cropping years are known as mast years. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tiercel 6,986 Posted May 25, 2014 Report Share Posted May 25, 2014 Ah well, glad we cleared that up before lunch Had a quick read earlier, the mast is the nut, some years there can be loads and then the next virtually none. Heavy cropping years are known as mast years. As with most wild nuts it depends on the weather at pollination time. A good warm spring will bring out plenty of nuts. As a bye, pigeon go bonkers about beech mast, find a wood with mast in and you can have some brilliant sport on pigeon. TC Quote Link to post Share on other sites
darren_nash 85 Posted May 31, 2014 Report Share Posted May 31, 2014 looks like american beech, fagus grandifolia ..? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
darren_nash 85 Posted May 31, 2014 Report Share Posted May 31, 2014 yep definetly looks like american beech , papery thin leaves ,long pointed leaves ,each of the vien ends in a tooth at the leafs edge..male and female flowers are seperate on the same tree (monoecious). male flowers are small yellow, female flowers are bordered by reddish hairy scales, the fruots are prickly brown burrs..each bur contains 4 nuts which are sweet and edible .. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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