Fagus grandifolia
American Beech
- Hardiness: Zone :
- 3
- Plant Type:
- Tree
- Geography:
- Native
- Light:
- Sun, Sun/Part Shade, Shade/Part Sun, Shade
- Growth Rate:
- Slow
- Moisture:
- Moderately Wet to Moderately Dry, Dry to Occasionally Moist, Needs Good Drainage
- Special Features:
- Deer Resistant, Drought Tolerant
- Mature Height:
- 80'
- Mature Spread:
- 40'
Regal tree of rich upland woods and well-drained bottomland forest. Steely smooth bark is easily recognized, but few realize the delicate pom-pom flowers borne in spring. The pointed buds open to silky light green leaves that dance and shimmer in the slightest spring breeze. If you are looking for a long-term gift for your property or someone else's, an American beech is the tree.
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