Image Citation: David Stephens, Bugwood.org
The American Beech Tree is a slow growing, low branched, large deciduous tree. It's shallow root habit and dense foliage make it tough to maintain for the average homeowner. It has a interesting shape and interesting bark that give it character even during the winter when there are no leaves remaining. This particular variety of Beech grows best in moist and cool soils. It does not do well in city conditions or park settings where there is high foot traffic around it's sensitive roots. It is also very difficult to transplant due to the sensitivity of it's root system.
Image Citation:T. Davis Sydnor, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
The American Beech is considered to be a more elegant and attractive tree then it's European counterpart, some of the differences between the two are the coloring of the bark, and the sheen of the leaves. The American Beech is the only Beech that spreads by sucker growth occurring around the base of the tree. The bark of the American Beech is smooth and Silver Gray, even when mature. The leaves are a dull bluish-green that shifts to yellow and orange in the fall. The male flowers are pale yellow and hang in clusters, while the female flowers grow in red-green pairs-both appear around the same time as the leaves in the Spring.
Image Citation:(?) Richard Webb, Self-employed horticulturist, Bugwood.org
Beechwood Forests are very common in Eastern North America. They are native from Nova Scotia, Quebec, Ottawa, and Ontario in the North, South through Wisconsin, through the Lake Superior region, into Illinois and continuing East to the Atlantic, they are rarely found as far South as Florida. They are planted in many State & National Parks and are also used in planned landscapes.
Readily available at most nurseries...in case this is one you want to add to your own landscape!
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