Smooth blue, marbled stems. One of the best mid-sized trees with smooth gray fluted bark. Since Blue Beech is part of the birch family, the flowers are in the form of catkins and are not highly visible. The fruit hangs in 4-6 inch clusters. Fall color can be red, yellow, and orange. The tree is highly adaptable to different soils and pH. In full sun it will grow in a formal, upright character but if grown in shade it will have a more loose, informal shape. Many people have used this tree as a screen or even a clipped hedge.

Environment:  Xeric  Dry/Mesic  Mesic  Wet/Mesic  Hydric

Exposure:  Shade  Part Shade  Morning Sun  Full Sun

Bloom Period:  Spring  Summer  Fall