<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!DOCTYPE Zthes SYSTEM "http://zthes.z3950.org/xml/zthes-05.dtd">  <Zthes><term><termId>31467732</termId><termName>Fagus sylvatica</termName><termType>PT</termType><termNote><![CDATA[ Species of large, long-lived beech tree found throughout England and Eurasia; it passes 30-40 years in the juvenile stage, during which time there is rapid growth but no flowering. It can grow to 49 m (160 feet) in height; it has a smooth gray bark and a hard, heavy wood. European beech trees are often grown in large hedgerows. ]]></termNote><termCreatedDate>2026-03-30 21:05:56</termCreatedDate><relation><relationType>UF</relationType><termId>31467733</termId><termName>European beech</termName><termType>ND</termType></relation><relation><relationType>UF</relationType><termId>31467734</termId><termName>common beech</termName><termType>ND</termType></relation><relation><relationType>BT</relationType><termId>31454704</termId><termName>Fagus</termName><termType>PT</termType></relation><relation><relationType>RT</relationType><termId>31470017</termId><termName>European beech</termName><termType>PT</termType></relation></term>  </Zthes>