Fagus sylvatica BushOrigin: Central Europe, Caucasus. Majestic deciduous tree with a mighty trunk, and characteristic smooth, grey bark. Leaves up to 10cm long, elliptic with undulate margins, soft green and silky looking when they appear and then dark green until autumn when they turn yellow, reddish-brown and orange. The leaves remain attached to the branches until winter even after they have dried up and for this reason they are used a lot for hedges. The flowers, not very showy, begin to appear in spring on the adult plants (15-20 years old), and are followed by fruits which look like small nuts and are visible when the woody, prickly shell which contains them opens. No particular requirements as regards type of soil but prefers it to be deep, not compact, cool and fertile, even calcareous. The best results occur in areas where the summers are cool and damp and the winters, cold but without frost.
ShapeBush
Growth SpeedRegular
ExposureSun, Half Shade
Minimum Temperature-25 °C
Soil TypeHumid, Drained, Neutral, Calcareous, Sandy
Leaf PersistenceDeciduous
Leaf ColorGreen, Yellow, Red, Orange
Maximum Height3000 cm
Maximum Width3000 cm
Characteristics
Size Class1° Size (h > 16 m)