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Fagus sylvatica Dawyck Green

Dawyck Green Beech

A tall, slow-growing, columnar tree with good crown uniformity and light green foliage in the spring. The foliage will darken in the summer changing to a copper colour in the fall. They produce edible nuts enclosed in spiny husks.

  • »  AKA Fagus sylvatica 'Fastigiata'
  • »  Broad, columnar form, with upright branches
  • »  Elliptical leaves, with a slightly wavy margin, are dark green
  • »  In fall, leaves turn a copper colour
  • »  Leaves will stay on the tree long into the winter

B&B in Container
$1,074.00
Crate 15 inch Espalier Low Inventory
$2,655.00
  • Category:Trees
  • Hardiness Zone:5
  • Height:20-22 m
  • Spread:4-6 m
Exposure
• Full Sun
• Partial Sun/Shade
Soil Moisture
• Moist to Average
• Well-drained
Growth Rate
• Medium
• Slow
Critter
• Deer Resistant
Attributes
• Deciduous
• Edible
• Fall Color
Habit
• Columnar
• Upright
Foliage Color
• Green
Landscape uses
• Screening (privacy)
• Specimen
Planting instructions
• Container Plants
Growing & Maintenance Tips for Fagus sylvatica 'Dawyck Green'

Excellent as an individual specimen, in a small grouping in the landscape, or planted in rows for screening or privacy. 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.