Beech.
Fagus grandifolia Ehrhart. Fagus americana Sweet. Fagus ferruginea Aiton. Fagus atropunicea (Marshall) Sudworth.
Fagus (Greek phago means to eat), refers to edible nut; ferruginea, refers to the iron rust color of the leaves in the fall; atropunicea, meaning dark red or purple, may refer to the color of the leaves of the copper beech.
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