Native to eastern USA, Europe, the Caucasus and eastern Asia.
Botanical description
Habitus: It grows up to 40 m high, the bark on the trunk is grey, smooth even in old age. It has a narrow columnar or conical canopy.
Leaf: Leaves are a particularly delicate green in spring, tinged with yellow-brown in autumn. They have a smooth leaf margin, slightly hairy, wavy, green or red when budding.
Flower: Small catkins.
Fruit: The fruit is a beechnut, contained in a sheath.
Growth conditions / Cultivation / Care
They grow in fresh, deep soils containing at least some lime. They can tolerate strong sun as well as dense shade.
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Use / Function and landscape
Solitary plantings
alleys
small atrium gardens.
Special use
Green urban areas
cemetery
hedges
Reproduction
Seeding, grafting.
Varieties
F. sylvatica ‘Pendula’ F. sylvatica ‘Purpurea Pendula’ F. sylvatica ‘Cuprea’ F. sylvatica ‘Zlatia’ F. sylvatica ‘Dawyck’
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