| Description | Cut Leaf Beech (Fagus sylvatica lacinanta) is a group of Beech with varying degree of serrated or cut leaves. |
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| Pronunciation | (FA-gus)(sil-VAT-i-ka) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Trees Deciduous |
| Sunlight | full, tolerates some shade |
| Moisture | average, avoid wet areas and compact soil |
| Soil & Site | prefers well drained, average |
| Flowers | inconspicuous, monoecious, male and female flowers separate on the same tree |
| Fruit | a triangular nut enclosed in a spiky 4-lobed involucre, contains 2 nuts |
| Leaves | leaves serrate, sometimes to the mid vein, laciniate |
| Cultivar Origin | Originated as a branch sport on the Tetschen estate in Bohemia in 1792. |
| Misc Facts | "Fagus [genus name] is derived from Greek phegos (beech) or phago- (eating) component, and is the Latin name for 'beech tree'. Sylvatica means 'wild, of or from woods or forests". (145) |
| Notes & Reference | #1-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Michael Dirr, #93-North American Landscape Trees (Arthur Lee Jacobson), #145-Plant Lives, (Sue Eland) www.plantlives.com |
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