Red Obelisk Beech

Red Obelisk Beech

Fagus sylvatica 'Red Obelisk'

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

  • Columnar form with upright branches
  • Elliptical leaves with a crinkled, wavy appearance, emerge red, somewhat late in spring
  • Summer foliage is purple becoming a coppery-bronze colour in the fall
  • Leaves will stay on the tree long into the winter
  • Commonly used for specimen, screening (privacy)
  • Grows best in full sun to partial shade
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Plant Characteristics

Sunlight
Full sun, Partial shade
Soil Moisture
Moist, Average, Well-drained
Hardiness Zone
4 – 4
Mature Height (meters)
10.0 – 12.0
Mature Spread (meters)
3.0 – 4.0
Growth Rate
Slow
Foliage Colour
Red
Fall Colour
Purple
Bloom Time
Spring
Habit
Upright
Deer Resistant
✓
Pollinator Friendly
✓
Attracts Birds
✓
Landscape Uses
Accent, Screening
Growing & Maintenance Tips
An ideal vertical accent for a smaller landscape garden.Excellent as an individual specimen, in a small grouping in the landscape, or planted in rows for screening or privacy.This cultivar is known for its unique, crinkled or wavy foliage. European beech thrives in a rich, moist, well-drained soil, in full sun or partial shade. Very little pruning is necessary to maintain its shape.

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