Fagus sylvatica 'Dawyck'
Upright European Beech

Family:

Fagaceae (Beech Family) 45

Genus:

Fagus (Beech) 10

Plant Type:

Tree 556

Growth Forms:

Columnar 42

Hardiness:

USDA Zone 4 490

Deciduous / Evergreen:

Deciduous 792

Flower Notes:

Green (Yellowish-green monoecious catkins; not ornamentally important)

Foliage Notes:

Green (Handsome, deep green foliage that emerges late in the spring); Bronze (Golden-bronze fall foliage that persists into winter)

Fruit Notes:

Brown (Three winged nut is edible)

Ultimate Height:

80 feet

Ultimate Spread:

10 feet

Light Requirements:

Soil Notes:

Prefers acidic soil, some soil moisture and good drainage to perform best; does not tolerate wet and clay soils

Diagnostic Characteristics:

Leaves simple, alternate, 2-4" long, entire, undulate, acute apex, lustrous dark green above and light green beneath, glabrous at maturity, silky when young. Foliage with wavy, entire margins (F. grandifolia has coarsely serrate margins). Petioles can be downy. Buds are long. Slender, pointed with many scales. Fruit is 3-sided nut in prickly husks that ripen in October. Smooth, gray bark that appears wrinkled in some areas, resembling an elephant's hide.

Special Characteristics:

Additional Information

In a proper site, an excellent trouble-free shade tree with year-round interest. More adaptable to hot, dry conditions than our native F. grandifolia, but somewhat less hardy. F. grandifolia is preferred in Zone 4. The cultivar 'Dawyck' is very strongly upright and columnar.