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Dwarf Beech

I've listed this article for peer review because I have made substantial additions by translating from the featured article on the German Wikipedia. I would like a more experienced editor to reassess this article's position on the quality scale since its last review (2013). Thanks you! Nkstevens1 (talk) 23:32, 28 January 2021 (UTC)

Hi there and thanks for the opportunity to review this article.

Limitations

Since most of the sources are in German, which I don't speak, I have not checked the accuracy of the article against the sources, nor have I have I looked for new sources.

Comments

I have made a number of edits to the document; if you have any questions about those, ask here and I will respond.

The biggest comment I have is that the article lacks enough inline citations. There are many paragraphs without any citations, leaving it unclear if they are backed by sources, or are unsourced. Ideally, it should be clear to the reader where each fact is sourced from.

In the section where you give other languages' names for the tree, the article says "Italy ("Alberi serpente", nel Monte Pollino)." What does "nel Monte Pollino" mean?

Start the Distribution section with a more general description of where in the world the tree can be found.

"The number of dwarf beeches have been increased by numerous new plantings in recent decades." Can you be more specific about what is meant by "recent decades"?

"The only old trees with well known ages are the Tilly-Buche in Auetal (255 years) and the dwarf beech in the castle park of Haus Weitmar in Bochum (270 years)." Give a year for when these ages stand eg "(255 years as of 2021)".

"The greatest difference to the normal form is in the peculiar growth of the roots..." Can you be more specific what you mean by "the normal form"?

"When dwarf and weeping beeches deviate greatly from their usual [is there a word missing here?], even knowledgeable dendrologists have difficulty with proper classification."

"Concerning the beechnuts of dwarf beeches, which are always pollinated by common European beeches because their pollen is everywhere in the air, they produce common European beeches, dwarf beeches, and hybrids in different numbers without sharp distinctions between one another." - I found this sentence difficult to understand. Consider rewording it to make it clearer.

"Fascination with such examples can only be expected of special specimens or larger groups ("fairy tale forest", "magic forest", etc.). Smaller beech trees are not more noticed than comparable forms of corkscrew hazels, acacias, larches, or willows." - this feels subjective.

"...where these supra-regionally known dwarf beeches are dealt with scientifically." - I don't know what this sentence means.

Overall

I have rated the quality of this article at C-class, though I believe it could become B-class if the above was addressed, particularly the citation issue.

Thanks for your work! HenryCrun15 (talk) 08:44, 11 February 2021 (UTC)