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European Beech Tree Fagus sylvatica

Growing European Beech Trees: Tips at a Glance

  • Type Deciduous tree
  • Oldest on Record 1,000+ years
  • USDA Zones 4-9
  • Light Sun or shade
  • Crown Spreading canopy
  • Location Happy in woodlands
  • Design Tip Pleach or clip
  • Other Uses Hedge
  • Peak Season Opaque winter screen

European Beech Trees: A Field Guide

As a tall and graceful tree, European beech can live for centuries. Its good looks can also be adapted to a smaller garden as a hedge, and it mingles well with other natives as a wilder mixed barrier.

Faster growing than American beech (F. grandifolia), European beech commands respect in a landscape but is just as happy in the woods (the sylvatica part of its name comes from the Latin word silva, which means “forest”). With dozens of cultivars (see our Copper Beech Tree guide), European beech also will remain good-natured if you pleach, clip, or train it as a topiary. A beech hedge that is trimmed will retain its foliage in winter, creating an opaque screen.

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