European Beech

An ornamental beech with smooth grey bark, dense canopy, and outstanding landscape presence across all seasons.

• Densely branched, upright, oval to rounded, spreading crown
• Dark green ovate to elliptic glossy leaves have a wavy texture
• Leaves turn a golden-bronze in fall, change to light brown, and persist, sometimes well into the next year
• Smooth, light gray bark
• Will produce a nut enclosed in a spiny bract
• Commonly used for specimen, hedge
• Grows best in full sun to partial shade