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Plant Habit: Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 7a
Leaves: Good fall color
Deciduous
Fruit: Edible to birds
Dehiscent
Other: Edible to people
Fruiting Time: Fall
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Uses: Suitable for forage
Edible Parts: Seeds or Nuts
Eating Methods: Raw
Cooked
Dynamic Accumulator: K (Potassium)
Wildlife Attractant: Butterflies
Propagation: Seeds: Provide darkness
Depth to plant seed: 1 cm
Suitable for wintersowing
Sow in situ
Can handle transplanting
Other info: Seeds are short viable, best to sow direct after ripening
Pollinators: Wind

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Common names
  • European Beech
  • Columnar European Beech

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Courtesy Avant Gardens
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Location: Bordine's Greenhouse, Rochester Hills, MI
Date: 2014-08-17
Location: West Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2021-09-02
Location: Bordine's Greenhouse, Rochester Hills, MI
Date: 2014-08-17
Location: Bordine's Greenhouse, Rochester Hills, MI
Date: 2014-08-17
Location: Bordine's Greenhouse, Rochester Hills, MI
Date: 2014-08-17
Location: Bordine's Greenhouse, Rochester Hills, MI
Date: 2014-08-17
Location: Bordine's Greenhouse, Rochester Hills, MI
Date: 2014-08-17

Photo courtesy of Singing Tree Gardens Nursery
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