Round-leaved European Beech

Basisdaten

round-leaved beech (Fagus sylvatica 'Rotundifolia') leaf
round-leaved beech (Fagus sylvatica 'Rotundifolia') leaf
  • round-leaved beech (Fagus sylvatica 'Rotundifolia') leaf
  • round-leaved beech (Fagus sylvatica 'Rotundifolia') leaf underside
  • round-leaved beech (Fagus sylvatica 'Rotundifolia') leaves
  • round-leaved beech (Fagus sylvatica 'Rotundifolia') leaf arrangement
  • round-leaved beech (Fagus sylvatica 'Rotundifolia') trunk / bark
  • round-leaved beech (Fagus sylvatica 'Rotundifolia') tree in summer
description: 

The round-leaved beech is a grafting of european beech.

Tree profile

name botanical: 
Fagus sylvatica 'Rotundifolia'
other name: 
Common Beech
family: 
beech family (Fagaceae)
species: 
deciduous tree
height: 
up to 10 m (33 ft)
leaf: 

The leaves are dark green and leathery as in the European beech. The leaf shape is round to heart-shaped. The leaf margin is serrated and the leaf arrangement is alternate.

leaf shape: 
roundish
leaf margin: 
serrated
leaf position: 
alternate
fall foliage: 
yellow to brown
flowering: 
May
blossom color: 
green - brown
fruit: 

Prickly pericarp with two seeds (beechnuts).

bark: 
The bark is silver-gray and smooth.
root: 
heart-rooting with flat widely branched roots.
location: 
sun to shade
soil: 
sandy - loamy to clayey
ph value: 
slightly acidic to alkaline

Typical diseases for Round-leaved European Beech

Typical fungi for Round-leaved European Beech