Widespread throughout central and southern Europe and east to the Caucasus region, this gracious, long-cultivated tree has been dubbed "the Queen of British trees" and continues to be among the most beloved, classic hedge choices available. European Beech’s large, upright-rounded and spreading crown fashions a dense dicidious canopy of low slung branches plus posh, wavy-edged dark green leaves that don an ovate to elliptic shape and distinctive diagonal veins – all supported by the short, smooth, frosted gray trunk. Lustrous deer-resistant foliage announces autumn with glowing golden copper hues and remains until spring, ensuring a superb year-round privacy screen or specimen in spacious lawns and parks. Touted as the quintessential shade tree, no-quibble F. sylvatica also boasts culinary and commerical applications: the roasted, triangular brown nuts make a tasty coffee substitute, smoke from burning logs flavors cheeses as well as meats and the knot-free, fine-grained wood is coveted for flooring, boat-building, musical instruments and historically was hewn into writing tablets before paper was widespead. Rich, adequately moist well-drained sunny spaces ensure its timeless appeal.

Size: 50' 0" – 60' 0" high x 35' 0" – 50' 0" wide.

Hardy to zone 4.