The Grandmother Beech

Beech (Fagus)

Joy

5.0 1 rating

Effort

4 4

A hard start, or a tree that keeps asking things of you all the way to the top.

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Height
6–10 m
First branch
0.5–1 m
Trunk girth
220–300 cm
Best seasons
Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter

This is my 'home tree', every time I come past it I have to give it a hug! It's soooo huge and beautiful and powerful, it has this one branch that is perfect for hugging, the branches are all grown together into a beautiful network, and you can get up veeeery high if you really go for it :D

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The experience

  • Good for a nap (1)
  • View from the top (1)
  • Autumn colour tree (1)

Why you love it

  • A proper hugging tree (1)
  • An old soul (1)
  • Wonderfully wonky (1)
  • Shade to sit in (1)
  • Picnic spot (1)

Watch out

  • Steep drop below (1)

Where it stands

Notes at the foot of this tree

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  1. Jiri Keeper Sep 2, 2026, 1:07 PM

    Super curious what YOU think about my favorite tree!!!

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