Fagus grandifolia
Common name: American Beech
One of the most shade tolerant trees we grow, Fagus grandifolia is part of the climax beech-maple forests in Indiana. Native beech trees are within a few miles of the west side of Lake Michigan all the way to Door County, Wisconsin. Spectacular smooth gray bark, though people tend to carve their names on it! Outstanding golden-yellow fall color. I have tried growing this tree in the field, and it has done very poorly. I moved three of them into a staghorn sumac thicket, and they grew 2 feet in one year! We now grow them in #5 containers under shade.
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Plant Details
Plant type
Trees
Soil type
Dry Mesic, Mesic (Not too Wet Not too Dry)
Light exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun / Part Shade
Bloom period
Spring
Urban environment
Uncompacted Urban Soils, Requires Protected Site
Habitat
Sandy Soils, Savannas, Woodlands
Growth form
Single trunk
Growth rate
Slow
Flower color
Whitish
Fall color
Yellow
Size
- Mature height
- 40 Feet
- Mature width
- 30 Feet
- Max height
- 80 Feet
- Max width
- 40 Feet
Additional information
Loved by birds Retains leaves in winter
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