European Beech
Fagus sylvatica
Fagaceae (Beech Family)
▲▼ mature, red (or purple)-leaved forms
▲ mature, red (or purple)-leaved forms
▲▼ younger, red (or purple)-leaved forms
▲ foliage and fruit on red (purple) leaved European Beech
▲ mature, cutleaf form
▲ leaves on cutleaf form of European Beech
▲▼ young tricolor European Beech (above) and leaves (below)
▲▼ weeping forms of European Beech
▲▼ weeping forms of European Beech
▲▼ weeping forms of European Beech
▲▼ weeping forms of European Beech
▲▼ leaves on green-leaf form of European beech
▲▼ trunk and smooth bark
▲ looking up into canopies
▲ European Beech trimmed as a hedge in Dublin, Ireland
▲ landscape with several forms of European Beech in Providence, RI
Location on campus: north side of Karls Hall
Fagus sylvatica:
European Beech
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leaves similar to American
Beech except margins often hairy; color is often darker green and may
be slightly pubescent when young; some cultivars have purple or bronze-colored
leaves
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stems also slender, but more olive brown in color
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bark is smooth, darker gray than American Beech
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grows 50-60' tall, more of a rounded habit than American Beech; some cultivars
are fastigiate (narrow, upright branching) and some are weeping (drooping
branches)
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fruit also a spiny capsule
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prefers same conditions as American Beech, but more tolerant of various soil
types
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slow to medium growth rate