Japanese Beech

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Japanese Beech leaf
Japanese Beech leaf
  • Japanese Beech leaf
  • Japanese Beech leaf backside
  • Japanese Beech leaves
  • Japanese Beech leaves
description: 

This beech is native to Japan.

Tree profile

name botanical: 
Fagus crenata
other name: 
Siebold's Beech
other name: 
Buna
family: 
beech family (Fagaceae)
species: 
deciduous tree
height: 
up to 35 m (115 ft)
leaf: 

The leaf of this beech is dark green and ovate. The leaf margin is notched. The leaf arrangement is alternate and the autumn colors are yellow to brown.

leaf shape: 
ovoid
leaf margin: 
notched
leaf position: 
alternate
fall foliage: 
gold-brown
flowering: 
May
bark: 
The bark is light gray and smooth.
location: 
sun to half-shade
soil: 
permeable soils
usage: 

Single tree in parks and large gardens.