European Beech Tree Facts Fagus sylvatica

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Hardiness Zones:
4 to 7
Growth_Rate:
Slow to moderate
Site Requirements:
Sun; range of soil types
Texture:
Medium
Form:
Densely pyramidal to rounded; low branches; becomes more rounded with age
Height:
50 to 60'
Weight:
35 to 45
Leaf:
2 to 4" alternate, simple leaves; russet to golden bronze fall color
Flower/Fruit:
Nonshowy flowers; small nut like structure
Comments:
Slow to leaf out in spring; excellent specimen tree; dislikes summer heat; smooth attractive, gray bark
Habit:
Deciduous
Cultivars:
Atropunicea cuprea, Atropunicea; Purpurea, Dawyck Purple, Pendula, Riversii, Roseomarginata; Tricolor, Tortuosa (10 to 15'; Unique twisted trunk and branches; mounded)

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