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identity_of_trees_walks [2014-08-19 17:24] – [* Silver birch, zilverberk, le bouleau verruqueux, betula pendula] rasa | identity_of_trees_walks [2014-08-19 17:51] – [* Beech, beuk, le hètre, fagus sylvatica] rasa | ||
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- | dominant | + | // Feel the softness of its skin, enjoy its leaves |
- | duties: name: in German ' | + | |
- | character: very sensitive to the wind, low spread roots (vs oak), very thin and soft skin, shuts its trunk with leaves like a coat because otherwise it get sunburned | + | |
+ | Like the Birch, the Beech has a strongly feminine presence, but while birch is a " | ||
+ | Forêt de Soignes is known as the 'beech cathedral', | ||
+ | 38% of the Forêt de Soignes belongs to the Brussels Region, 56% to Flanders and 6% to Wallonia. Only Brussels has decided to keep part of the 'beech cathedral' | ||
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+ | In German ' | ||
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+ | Beeches tend to grow their leaves in order to cover all air above them and if necessary, they wear them as a coat along their trunks. This is due to the fact that beeches are highly sensitive to sunlight, and if they' | ||
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+ | Being highly sensitive and very graceful, beech is thus also a very dominant species. Not many plants can stand the shade of the beech. And once there are some beeches present in a forest, the spread very quickly. | ||
+ | But one tempest or heavy winds can be enough to make the beech stumble. Unlike the oak, beech roots are very superficial. During walks in Forêt de Soignes, you'll encounter frequently a fallen beech with its roots standing straight up as a natural wall to climb. | ||
// As a ritual to end this walk and celebrate your membership, find a new place for that something you picked up // | // As a ritual to end this walk and celebrate your membership, find a new place for that something you picked up // |