In parts of western Asia and all Europe as far as southern England, beech trees can be found growing in gardens and large avenues.
There are many different kinds of beech including the dark-leaved copper beech and the weeping beech, often to be seen in parks.
The best beeches are found in chalky soil some of them reaching from about 30 to 45 metres high. Many were first planted in the eighteenth century on huge estates.
The timber of the beech is heavy and hard and is extremely useful as firewood. It also has many other uses and is especially noted for making fine furniture and all sorts of different wooden articles.
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