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Fagus sylvatica
'Pendula'
Weeping Beech
Mike's
Opinion
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A long lived beautiful cultivar of weeping tree. It looks great in the landscape. Its best to plant this tree in wide open spaces as it grows wide. Its not only good looking in the summer but has beautiful autumn golden and copper colours.
Michael Pascoe, NDP., ODH., CLT., MSc. (Plant Conservation)
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| Family |
| Fagaceae |
| Genus |
| Fagus |
| Species |
| sylvatica |
| Cultivar |
| 'Pendula' |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Tree (deciduous) |
| Pronunciation |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 6b - 7a |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 6b |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H6 (observed growing well in H7) |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -20 to -15 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 4 - 5 |
| Height |
| 7 m (grafted) |
| Spread |
| 12 m |
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Description and Growing Information
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| General Description |
| A short broad weeping tree with dark green, almost cascading leaves. |
| Landscape |
| Hedging and as a specimen of accent plant in the garden. |
| Cultivation |
| The weeping Beech grows best in moist well-drained soil, but doesn’t like soil that is overly wet. This tree prefers sunny to semi-shaded areas and does not do well with pollution such as road salt. |
| Shape |
| A broad shape that forms a tent like mass |
| Growth |
| Slow |
| ID Characteristic |
| A weeping form. Branches run horizontal then turn down forming a tent like mass. Others have a central leader with branches that hang down 60-45º. Has very smooth bark and pointed buds. |
| Pests |
| The Weeping Beech is susceptible to aphids, borers ( flat headed apple tree borer, two lined chestnut borer) some caterpillars, fungal diseases, powdery mildew, canker and beech bark disease. |
| Habitat |
| Horticultural origin. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Weak, very smooth, grey bark. |
| Flower/Leaf Bud Description |
| Long slender, pointed, scale-like buds that are redish in colour, 13-15 mm long. |
| Leaf Description |
| Broad, simple pinnately veined leaves, 5-10 cm in length. |
| Flower Description |
| Male flowers grow in long stemmed heads. Female flowers grow in clusters of two to four. The flowers are not easily seen and small |
| Fruit Description |
| Fruit sits in a tiny, spiny husk and is less than 5 cm in diameter. |
| Colour Description |
| A rich dark lustrous green, with grey bark and a copper colour in the autumn. |
| Texture Description |
| Soft, smooth bark, soft leaves. |
| Notable Specimens |
| In Hyde Park, London, England, a great Weeping Beech grows called the “upside down tree |
| Propagation |
| Beech cultivars are usually grafted on seedling root stocks. Rooting them from cuttings is difficult but not impossible. |
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