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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

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Common names
  • European Beech
  • Purple Oakleaf Beech
  • Rohan European Sawtooth Beech
  • Fern-leafed Copper Beech

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Location: Beech grove, Hidden Lake Gardens, Michigan
Date: 2012-09-21
Planted in 1980.  The 'purple' in some of the common names, and t
Location: Beech grove, Hidden Lake Gardens, Michigan
Date: 2012-09-21
To my eyes, the leaves of this cultivar look more 'ruffled' than
Location: Beech grove, Hidden Lake Gardens, Michigan
Date: 2012-09-21
Beech nuts, along with next year's buds.  In my experience, not a
Location: Beech grove, Hidden Lake Gardens, Michigan
Date: 2012-09-21
I had to correct the spelling of the cultivar name on this plant
Location: Riverton, Utah, United States
Date: 2021-06-12

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