| Description | A vigorous growing cultivar of the European Beech |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | (FA-gus)(sil-VAT-i-ka) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Trees Deciduous |
| Hardiness Zone | 5 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average, avoid wet areas and compact soil |
| Soil & Site | preferrs well drained, average |
| Flowers | inconspicuous, monoecious, male and female flowers separate on the same tree, forms a triangular nut enclosed in a spiky 4-lobes involucre, contains 2 nuts |
| Leaves | simple, toothed, lobed, wavy, bronze purple in the spring |
| Dimensions | large |
| Cultivar Origin | Originated in 1888 from seeds grown from the clone F. Purpurea Latifolia x F. Quercifolia at the estate of Prince Camille de Rohan in Bohemia. In commerce around 1908. |
| Misc Facts | "The genus name is derived from Greek phegos (beech) or phago- (eating) component, and is the Latin name for 'beech tree'. Sylvatica means 'wild, of or from woods or forests". (#145) |
| Notes & Reference | #01-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Michael Dirr), #93-North American Landscape Trees (Arthur Lee Jacobson), #145-Plant Lives (Sue Eland) www.plantlives.com |
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