  fagus sylvatica, the european beech or common beech, is a deciduous tree belonging to the beech family fagaceae. ==description== thumb|left|copper beech in autumn thumb|left|european beech shoot with nut cupules  it is a large tree, capable of reaching heights of up to  tall and  trunk diameter, though more typically  tall and up to  trunk diameter. a 10-year-old sapling will stand about  tall. it has a typical lifespan of 150 to 200 years, though sometimes up to 300 years. 30 years are needed to attain full maturity (as compared to 40 for american beech). like most trees, its form depends on the location: in forest areas, f. sylvatica grows to over , with branches being high up on the trunk. in open locations, it will become much shorter (typically ) and more massive. the leaves are alternate, simple, and entire or with a slightly crenate margin, 5â10&nbsp;cm long and 3â7&nbsp;cm broad, with 6-7 veins on each side of the leaf (7-10 veins in fagus orientalis). when crenate, there is one point at each vein tip, never any points between the veins. the buds are long and slender,  long and  thick, but thicker (to ) where the buds include flower buds. the leaves of beech a
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