| Description | A tall upright cultivar of the European Beech |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | (FA-gus)(sil-VAT-i-ka) |
| Plant Type | Trees Deciduous |
| Hardiness Zone | 4-9 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average, avoid wet areas |
| Soil & Site | preferrs well drained, average, avoid compact soil |
| 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 |
| Fruit | triangular nut enclosed in a spiky 4-lobed involucre, contains 2 nuts |
| Dimensions | 80 feet high with a spread of 10-13 feet, lower bracnes may weep |
| Maintenance | can sucker |
| Propagation | grafting |
| Cultivar Origin | Originated a Dawyck, Peeblesshire, Scotland in 1864. In commerce in 1913. The original tree is still living. |
| Misc Facts | "Fagus [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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