Fagus grandifolia

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Summary

Resource Type	Organism
Abbreviation	F. grandifolia
Genus	Fagus
Species	grandifolia
Common Name	American Beech
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Description	Order: Fagales Family: Fagaceae The North American Beech Tree is one native to the eastern coast of the United States. This deciduous tree has flowers of both sexes on the same tree. The tree is susceptible to Beech Bark Disease, which is caused by insects that create wounds in the bark which in turn allows Fungi to infect the tree. The bark of the tree is strong and durable making this tree useful for furniture and woodenware.
Cross Reference	NCBITaxon:60423

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Transcriptome

Name	Program	Date Constructed
de novo American Beech (Fagus grandifolia) - ABall_v2	SeqManPro	Aug 15th, 2008

Analysis Details

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Name	Program	Date Constructed
Interpro Analysis of American Beech (Fagus grandifolia)	InterProScan	Mar 28th, 2016
American Beech (blastx against TrEMBL)	blastx	Mar 28th, 2016
American Beech (blastx against sprot)	blastx	Mar 28th, 2016
de novo American Beech (Fagus grandifolia) - ABall_v2	SeqManPro	Aug 15th, 2008

Biological Samples

Name	Tissue	Treatment	Description
American beech whole plant 1	Mix (Whole tree)	None	ESTS derived from tissues from healthy, mature tree #1504 at USFS, Delaware, OH. A mixture of tissues representing the whole plant was combined.
American beech whole plant 2	Mix (Whole tree)	None	ESTS derived from tissues from mature tree #1506 at USFS, Delaware, OH. Tree had Beech Park Disease. A mixture of tissues representing the whole plant was combined.