Talk:Beech

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Celtic Zodiac

Removed reference to being part of the Celtic Zodiac. "Beeches is one of symbols of the Celtic Zodiac"

It is not, according to http://www.novareinna.com/constellation/description.html. And if it is, it should be in an article on Celtic zodiac. Imc 21:26, 16 Feb 2004 (UTC)

Slovakian picture

I'm not sure if the picture from Slovakia actually shows beeches. Beeches I've seen have lighter bark and more straight, column-like trunks —Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.16.132.162 (talk) 16:26, 29 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You mean this one? The color of the bark is not visible. The trunks are ... I guess not perfect beech trunks as I know them from parks, but I'd say they are in range. JöG (talk) 07:47, 10 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Beeches are not always perfect and the photo was shot againts the light - that's why the bark is dark. See my other picture (

) - also not perfect beeches but with "correct" bark :) No doubts - i know what the beech is :) Doronenko (talk) 12:47, 16 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Beech syrup

I understand there is a product called beech syrup, which I assume is produced and perhaps tastes like maple syrup. I Googled it and only came up with a few entries, which indicated it is produced in Eastern Canada and areas of Scotland. Can anyone shed some light on this? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.172.93.48 (talk) 13:35, 15 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Are you sure it's not beech oil you mean? It is the oil extracted from the beech nuts which is used for culinary purposes. –Skadinaujo T•C 17:41, 10 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I think it is cr*p. I have lived in Scotland all my life, and have *never* heard of either. Seems like an improbable tradition for Scotland to have developed, because the tree is not native to the country, but introduced, and you'd be hard pressed getting enough nuts from the introduced specimens to press for oil in most seasons, though seed set is possible here. Suggest it is deleted pending citation of a secure source. Plantsurfer (talk) 18:03, 10 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I deleted the unsourced statement, as I cannot find anything on the net and you, as a native, have invalidated it. As soon as someone finds a reliable source, it should of course be put back up with a reference. –Skadinaujo T•C 18:29, 10 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Blindness

Can you really go blind from spitting beechnut in someone's eyes? It's an old folk-tale I've heard, but beech trees are scarce in Florida. Refer to the song "A Country Boy Can Survive" by Hank Williams, Jr. "I'd love to spit some beechnut in that dude's eye/and shoot 'im with my ole' 45" Just a thought... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.232.54.249 (talk) 00:32, 6 December 2008 (UTC) Probably refers to Beechnut Chewing Tobacco —Preceding unsigned comment added by 152.133.15.18 (talk) 02:20, 13 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Taste of the nuts

In the intro bit it says beechnuts taste bitter and later in the 'Uses' section it says they taste sweet. Make your mind up! Personally I think they taste somewhere between walnuts, hazelnuts and pecans... the bitter taste comes from the fine hairs between the nut and the shell which must be rubbed off before being eaten. Sparrer (talk) 15:42, 27 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Additional Uses

Beech tree leaves were supposedly regularly smoked by German soldiers in WWI. Other groups may have (or may still) smoke them also? fonetikli (talk) 13:10, 8 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]