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Why do beech trees so often sprout at the roots of pine trees?

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I suspect that what you are noticing about pines and beeches is related to mycorrhizal fungi. Different plant species can be compatible with the same species of mycorrhizal fungi and be connected underground to one another by the mycelium. read more

Black alder (in the birch family) has been seen to transfer nitrogen to shore pine by the same method. There are often up to 7 different types of fungi and they can cover 90% of the root tips. On beech trees as early as the 1960s thirty-three sub-subtypes of ectotrophic mycorrhiza were described in Czechoslovakia. read more

Like most deciduous trees, the Beech features a towering appearance. It typically grows straight and tall to heights that range between 80 and 100 feet. The roots of the tree are large and muscular, and support the large trunk which rises high into the sky, surpassing other tree canopies in an effort to get the sunlight it needs to grow. read more

thin soils in any case, so the beech has adapted by having shallow roots that catch the rain before it drains away from these highly porous soils. More ancient beech trees often have hollow trunks, as do oaks and yews. Tree holes are an important part of the ecosystem since they support a variety of life. read more

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Beech (Fagus sylvatica)
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