European Beech
യൂറോപ്യൻ ബീച്ച്,കോമൺ ബീച്ച്
Fagus sylvatica L.
- light
- Sun–part
- water
- Medium
- tall
- 17 m
- wide
- 13 m
Fagaceae
Formerly Fagus cochleata, Fagus moesiaca, Fagus purpurea, Fagus sylvestris, and 1 more
When it flowers
Not known yet in the tropics: too few flowering observations to read a season from.
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Something wrong with it?About it
- Grows as
- TreeKew's checklist, not yet checked
- Climate
- TemperateKew's checklist, not yet checked
- Wild in
- EuropeKew's checklist, not yet checked
- Light
- Full sun to part shade (3 h or more)Read from NC State Extension, one source
- Height
- 15 m to 18 mRead from NC State Extension, one source
- Spread
- 11 m to 15 mRead from NC State Extension, one source
- Water
- Average: moist, well drainedRead from NC State Extension, one source
- Flowers
- Yellow, red, green, brownRead from NC State Extension, one source
- Coldest it survives
- -34.4 °C (USDA zone 4a)Read from NC State Extension, one source
Not known yet: heat, hottest it survives.
In other languages (1)
- Malayalam
- യൂറോപ്യൻ ബീച്ച്,കോമൺ ബീച്ച്, ഫാഗസ് സിൽവറ്റിക്ക
Where this comes from
- Wikidata, read 2026-10-26, CC0-1.0
- Kew's checklist, read 2026-10-24, CC-BY-4.0
- NC State Extension, read 2026-10-25, fact, cited
- Wikimedia Commons, read 2026-10-25, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 3D model: Fagus sylvatica (built for Vanagrha) by Vanagrha, own
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