Fagus grandiflora (American Beech) Unity Grown
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Native to eastern North America, the American Beech (Fagus grandiflora) is large, deciduous tree that features of a short trunk with a dense, wide-spreading crown, quite splendid! The foliage is ovate and coarsely serrate with dark lustrous green leaves that turn a golden russet color in the fall. Female flowers give way to triangular nuts enclosed by spiny bracts.
Very ornamental in the winter landscape with branching to the ground and hi-lights the thin, smooth, silver-gray bark covering the trunk and branches. Leaves typically hang on to the branches in the winters giving it additional winter interest. Best use for as a large specimen tree for a park or very large landscape. Intolerant of wet, poorly drained soils, and does not transplant well.