Fagus grandifolia - American Beech

American Beech

Fagus grandifolia

  • Densely branched with an upright, oval-to-rounded spreading crown
  • Trunks have distinctive thin smooth gray bark
  • Small yellowish-green flowers
  • Ovate to elliptic dark green leaves in the summer
  • Foliage turns golden-bronze in the fall
  • Bloom Time: Mid-spring

ZONE:
4

HEIGHT:
18-25 m

SPREAD:
16-20 m

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Growing and Maintenance Tips:


American beech tree at maturity is ideal for large spaces such as lawns, parks and naturalized areas.

Additional Notes about American Beech:


Native to Ontario and parts of North America.

Female flowers give way to triangular nuts enclosed in spiny bracts. Beech nuts ripen in the fall and are edible.

Characteristics & Attributes


GROWTH RATE:
Slow
Medium
ATTRIBUTES:
Fall Color
Deciduous
HABIT:
Spreading
FOLIAGE COLOR:
Green
Golden
Yellow
LANDSCAPE USES:
Naturalizing
Specimen