Fagus sylvatica

Name: Fagus sylvatica
Common Name: European beech				Family: Fagaceae
x    Deciduous             Evergreen             Shrub            Ground Cover             Annual         Coniferous         x    Tree             Climber             Herbaceous             Perennial
Habit: spreading	Hard. Zone  usda 4		Mature Size 15m spread by 25m tall					x
Leaf: silky haired light green turning dark green, ovate elliptical, wavy margin					Fall/Winter Color : yellow, orange brown in fall
Leaf Arr.        Opposite     x    Alternate         Whorled         Spiraled         Clustered         Basal
Flowers: males spherical heads female 4 lobed bracts						Infl.
Jan.     Feb.      March.      April.      May.      June.      July.      August.     ( Sept.      Oct.      Nov.)      Dec.  ( fall leaf color)
Water Use High     Low		Soil Rich     Lean     Well-drained x					Exposure Sun   x  Semi-shade  x   Shade
Landscape uses: woodland garden, specimen		Limitations: limb canker, powdery mildew, bracket fungus					Other Features: