Comments on: Edible beech nuts from Epping Forest

By: kerry donelan

kerry donelan — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 14:27:24 +0000

thanks for your info., we have just been on a family walk with our 6 year old son who picked the nut cases up as part of his ‘explorer’ beavers badge. We didn’t know what tree the nut case belonged too – but we do now …………….

By: Rob

Rob — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 21:31:15 +0000

They could have been eaten by insects. If you look at the nut, sometimes you will see a small hole in it (this can happen to many kinds of nuts) – this is where the insects have entered and left.

By: Ben

Ben — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 21:23:03 +0000

We have lots of pods and nut shells, but no nut meat inside, why?

By: gemma stride

gemma stride — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 13:11:28 +0000

beech trees generally dont produce a good mast until they reach 40 years old – so yours is just on que

By: Barbara Barlow

Barbara Barlow — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 17:59:19 +0000

I have a copper beach and weeping beech both planted in about 1954. Suddenly this year we have barrels of beech nuts from both trees – 6 so far and still falling – especially the copper beech – We have never had more than an occasional nut. The squirrels are fat and not interested in our bird feeder. Glad to know we can use them like pine nuts. BBMD

By: bren

bren — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 06:28:59 +0000

lucky sod,still searching for one in sussex

By: Frank

Frank — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 23:00:51 +0000

We have a 40+ year old gorgeous beech tree. This year we have filled two big barrels with beech nuts and they’re still dropping. This is about 100 times more than other years. How come?

By: bren

bren — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 20:00:07 +0000

hi,beech trees only fruit every three or four years once theyve matured,sound like yours has reached maturity just dont expect them every year.

By: Rob

Rob — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 20:14:10 +0000

I don’t know about beech trees, but most trees take a good few years before producing fruit or nuts, for many trees I think it is over 20 years, so sounds about right.

By: Ron Armstrong

Ron Armstrong — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 19:35:10 +0000

I have 20+ year old beech trees. They are producing nuts for the first time. Is this normal?

Thanks, Ron