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Fagus sylvatica

Fagus sylvatica

Taxonomy

Kingdom
PLANTS
Family
Fagaceae - beech
Genus
Fagus
Species
sylvatica

Habitat / Home / Areal

A dense, sprawling tree grows to a height of 30m – 40m, frost-resistant

Botanical description

Habitus:  the crown is ovoid, widely spread, bark brown-gray to gray, smooth, 

Leaf:  leaves opposite, pedunculate, elliptic, ovate, shiny, entire margin, remotely toothed, slightly lobed to entire

Flower:  buds slender and pointed, flowers are inconspicuous, ovoid, shortly pointed, blooms in May at the same time as the leaves develop, flowers are monoecious, male flowers in catkins

Fruit: the fruits are hard spiny cups with two three-sided nuts that contain an edible core

Growth conditions / Cultivation / Care

Widespread in the foothills, in lower zones, clean beech forests, does not like poor and acidic soils, shade tolerant, least endangered species, monoecious

Use / Function and landscape

  •  suitable for shaping bonsai trees
  • an ornamental tree of parks – a dominant feature
  • a hedge tree

Special use

Making furniture

Reproduction

Seed

Varieties

F. s f. purpurea “Atropunicea”, “Roseo” – Marginata (pink leaves), “Rohanii” (narrow tooth red leaves), “Asplenifolia” (cut leaves), “Fastigiata” (narrow columnar), “Pendula” (cascade overhanging), “Purpurea Pendula” (red overhanging leaves)

Diseases and pests

fungi- Phytophthora sp.