Cut Leaf Beech

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description:

The Cut-beech is a rare species of European beech.

Tree profile

name botanical:

Fagus sylvatica 'Laciniata'

synonym:

Fagus sylvatica Asplenifolia'

other name:

Cut Leaf European Beech

family:

beech family (Fagaceae)

species:

deciduous tree

height:

up to 20 m (66 ft)

leaf:

The leaf of the beech is very slit and on the upper side glossy dark green. The leaf arrangement is alternate.

leaf shape:

sinuate

leaf margin:

smooth

leaf position:

alternate

fall foliage:

yellow to brown

flowering:

April - May

blossom color:

yellowish

blossom description:

Inconspicuous bright yellow flower that appears with the foliation.

gender distribution:

monoecious / unisexual

fruit:

Prickly pericarp with two beechnuts.

bark:

The bark is smooth and silver-gray.

root:

heart-rooting

location:

sun to half-shade

soil:

permeable soils

ph value:

slightly acidic to alkaline

usage:

Garden tree, park tree

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