Zone? European Beech has to be my all time favorite tree. They are iffy here. I only have a total of 6. Gene

Gene, I'm in zone 6 here in Pittsburgh, PA. Most people who never saw a tri-color is amazed at how beautiful it is looking thru the leaves towards the sun. Seems the light just makes the leaves sparkle. I collected about 20 seeds due to the squirrels getting there before me. I tried to eat one, taste bad. Like chewing on bark. I plan to try my luck growing them. I figure they got to freeze first before sprouting.

Expanding on Azamax. I have a 125 gal. fish tank. I used to put plants on top of it. I used to spray Azamax on the plants. No problem. No other insecticide I have seen can be used near fish. Mahatma Gandhi ate a bowl of Neem porridge everyday of his life. The only bugs I have right now are my fault. I have 0 whitefly, 0 spider mires, 0 scale, a few fungus gnats and some mealy bugs. If you do succulents, mealy bugs are your #1 enemy. My fault because I was in a hurry, gave the plants a quick glance and decided they are fine. Did not do the preventive spray that I should have. Azamax works. I only recommend things I have first hand experience (for over a year) with. Gene

I trust your judgement totally, Gene.I will send out a few feelers at work and see if plant buddies want to share a bottle.