Beech (heraldry)
The beech is a common figure in heraldry .
The beech tree appears in the coat of arms in various forms. The genus / type of beech is insignificant, as one is limited to the common beech (Fagus sylvatica) as a well representable heraldic figure . The tree species is difficult to determine if the tree is not leafy or has been torn up. Another representation in the coat of arms is the full tree crown with a smooth trunk or just a tree trunk with a branch structure and countable, exaggeratedly large leaves on it. All heraldic colors are possible, but green and the heraldic metals gold and silver are preferred.
Parts of the beech, such as the beech leaf , the beech twig or the beech fruit, enrich the heraldry, but also belong to the more recent heraldic figures.
Two branches grow on the base of a green beech tree on a mountain of three. At the trunk a right-leaning sign with the Mainzer Rad Buchen (Odenwald)
Rooted beech with a black trunk and green leaves in the Büchen coat of arms
A green beech tree with a black trunk in the Büchig (Stutensee) coat of arms on a green shield base
Coat of arms of Dürrenbüchig with unleaf black beech on a mountain of three
In Faoug VD it is talking in several ways
Extensive branches in Hagenbach
Rooted silver beech front white paper
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See also
literature
- Source of the Wikipedia article: Buche im Heraldik-Wiki
- Walter Leonhard : The great book of heraldic art. Development, elements, motifs, design. License issue. Bechtermünz, Augsburg 2001, ISBN 3-8289-0768-7 , p. 245, Fig. 3.
- J. Siebmacher ’s large and general book of arms, introductory volume, section B: Principles of the art of arms combined with a manual of heraldic terminology. Bauer and Raspe, Nuremberg 1889, p. 104.
