Botanical Name: Fagus sylvatica
Common Name: European beech
Family Name: Fagaceae
Distribution/Origin: Europe
Leaf: Green, (fall)Green/Red, Simple, Pinnate venation, Glandular hairs, Lustrous, Elliptic/Ovate/
Acute/Cuneate/Ciliate/Undulate
Bud: Alternate, Narrowly-conical
Flower: Green-yellow, Not showy, Catkin, Monoecious plant, Apr/May
Fruit/Seed: Brown, Nut, Showy, Edible, 3-angled nuts from compound ovary, enclosed in prickly bracts that split open like a capsule
Stem/Bark: Grey, Brown, Smooth, (Leaf scar)U-shaped
Size: Height: 22 - 30m/Spread: 15 - 25m
Habit: Spreading
Form: Oval-horizontal, Oval-vertical, Round
Soil conditions: Alkaline, Rocky, Gravelly, Dry, Well-drained
Moisture: Moderate
Sun: Full sun
Exposure: Partial shade
Landscape use: Hedge row, Herb, Screening, Sheared hedge, Specimen plant, Topiary, Wildlife food, Wind break
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