| Description | A weeping Beech cultivar with narrow upright growth and weeping branches. |
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| Pronunciation | (FA-gus)(sil-VAT-i-ka) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Trees Deciduous |
| Hardiness Zone | 4-7 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average, avoid wet areas and compact soil |
| Flowers | nconspicuous, monoecious, male and female flowers separate on the same tree |
| Fruit | triangular nut enclosed in a spiky 4-lobes involucre, contains 2 nuts |
| Leaves | simple, toothed, lobed, wavy, bronze purple in the spring |
| Dimensions | 12 plus feet high, 3-4 plus feet spread |
| Cultivar Origin | Introduced in 1975 by Grootendorst Nurseries, Michigan (USA). |
| 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 | #01-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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