temperate-zone nut producing plant beech tree WIKIPEDIA:Beech Beech (*Fagus*) is a genus of ten species of deciduous trees in the family *Fagaceae*, native to temperate Europe, Asia and North America. The fruit of the beech tree is known as beechnuts or mast and is found in small burrs that drop from the tree in autumn. It is small, roughly triangular and edible, with a bitter, astringent taste. LanguaL curation note: When indexing beech nut index both *BEECH [B1543]* and *FRUIT [C0167]* (or its more precise narrower terms). beech nut tree fagus spp. requires discussion