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American beech | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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American beech

Fagus grandifolia

Genus: Fagus
Family: Fagaceae
Common Names: purple beech

About this plant

A slow-growing, medium deciduous tree up to 15m in height. The bark is a smooth silvery-grey and its leaves, as its name suggests, are large, up to 15cm long, green through the summer turning light yellow in autumn. The inconspicuous flowers become bristly-cased nuts in autumn.

Growing Information

Height

8-12 Metres

Spread

Wider Than 8 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Deciduous

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full SunPartial Shade

Soil

ClayChalkLoamSandy

Acid

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Alkaline

Neutral

Moisture

Poorly DrainedWell Drained

Aspect

South FacingNorth FacingWest FacingEast Facing

Exposure

Exposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Suitable for large gardens. Grow in any deep fertile soil in good light. For more information see tree cultivation.

Pruning

Pruning group 1

Propagation

Propagate by seed. For more advice see our information on how to propagate from seed (tree/shrub

Pests

May be susceptible to aphids and beech scale

Diseases

May be susceptible to coral spot and heart and root rot in mature trees

Garden Uses

Planting Places

Greenhouse

Season of Interest

AutumnSpringSummer

Size & Characteristics

Height

8-12 Metres

Spread

Wider Than 8 Metres

Habit

Suckering

Time to Full Height

Fifty To Hundred Years