General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
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

Image
Common names
  • European Beech

Photo Gallery

Date: 2007-10-29
photo credit: Sten Porse
Location: Indiana zone 5
Date: 2013-06-24
Location: Indiana zone 5
Date: 2013-06-24
Location: Botanical Garden Cologne (Germany)
Date: 2017-08-19
Location: Botanical Garden Cologne (Germany)
Date: 2017-08-19

Date: 2007-10-29
Photo courtesy of: Sten Porse
Location: Castle, Decin, Czech Republic
Date: 2012-07-23
Photo courtesy of: Karelj
Location: Castle park Sychrov, CZ
Date: 2015-01-23
Photo courtesy of: M.Rejha

Date: 2012-05-03
Photo courtesy of: Andrzej Otrebski
Location: Castle, Decin, Czech Republic
Date: 2012-07-23
Photo courtesy of: Karelj

photo credit: Karelj

photo credit: Tortuosa

photo credit: Mænsard Vokser
Location: Ray Wiegand's Nursery, Macomb, MI
Date: 2015-07-05
Location: Ray Wiegand's Nursery, Macomb, MI
Date: 2015-07-05
Location: Ray Wiegand's Nursery, Macomb, MI
Date: 2015-07-05
Location: Ray Wiegand's Nursery, Macomb, MI
Date: 2015-07-05
Location: Ray Wiegand's Nursery, Macomb, MI
Date: 2015-07-05
Location: Ray Wiegand's Nursery, Macomb, MI
Date: 2015-07-05

« Add a new plant to the database

« The Plants Database Front Page

Today's site banner is by frostweed and is called "Flame Acanthus, Wildflowers"

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.