*Fagus sylvatica Linnaeus. Subgenus: Fagus. Section: Fagus. Common name: European Beech, Copper Beech. Phenology: Mar-Apr. Habitat: Rarely cultivated and sometimes long-persistent, but is not known to escape in our region. Distribution: Native of Europe.
Origin/Endemic status: Europe
Synonymy ⓘ: = G, K3, K4, NE, NY, Govaerts & Frodin (1998); = n/a – C, F, FNA3; > Fagus sylvatica L. ssp. sylvatica – Shen (1992)
Links to other floras: = n/a - FNA3
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Height: 50-80 ft
plant sale text: Fagus grandifolia is commonly found growing in moist mature forests and is easily identified by its thin, smooth gray bark. This long-lived tree is host to over 100 species of Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths) and provide high protein seeds (triangular nuts enclosed in spiny bracts) critical to the diets of many mammals and birds. This species forms an oval to rounded canopy overtime and performs well in full shade.
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native range: central & southeastern Europe