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Fagus sylvatica ssp. sylvatica

Description
Life form	tree	Physiology	deciduous, single stem
Habit	erect	Category	forage/pasture, fruits & nuts, ornamentals/turf, medicinals & aromatic, forest/wood
Life span	perennial	Plant attributes	grown on large scale

Ecology
	Optimal		Absolute			Optimal	Absolute
	Min	Max	Min	Max	Soil depth	deep (>>150 cm)	deep (>>150 cm)
Temperat. requir.	10	20	6	35	Soil texture	heavy, medium	heavy, medium, light
Rainfall (annual)	500	1000	300	1500	Soil fertility	high	moderate
Latitude	45	38	60	60	Soil Al. tox
Altitude	---	---	-	1700	Soil salinity	low (<4 dS/m)	low (<4 dS/m)
Soil PH	5	7	4	8.2	Soil drainage	well (dry spells)	well (dry spells)
Light intensity	very bright	very bright	very bright	light shade

Climate zone	steppe or semiarid (Bs), subtropical dry summer (Cs), temperate oceanic (Do)	Photoperiod	long day (>14 hours)
Killing temp. during rest	-28	Killing temp. early growth	-1
Abiotic toler.		Abiotic suscept.
Introduction risks.

Cultivation
			Min	Max
Product. system	large scale/commercial	Crop cycle	150	210
Cropping system	Subsystem	Companion species	Level of mechanization	Labour intensity

(at most All5102550100)

Uses
Main use	Detailed use	Used part
food & beverage	lipids	seeds
food & beverage	vitamins	seeds
food & beverage	minerals	seeds
animal food (feed)	lipids	seeds
animal food (feed)	vitamins	seeds
animal food (feed)	minerals	seeds
material	lipids/oil & fats	seeds
material	timber wood	bark
fuels	fuelwood	bark
fuels	charcoal	bark
environmental	living fence	entire plant
environmental	ornamental/turf	entire plant