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Fagus sylvatica
ssp. orientalis
Oriental beech, Turkish beech
| Family |
| Fagaceae |
| Genus |
| Fagus |
| Species |
| sylvatica |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Tree (deciduous) |
| Subspecies |
| orientalis |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 6b |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 6 - 7 |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H6 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| (-20) - (-15) |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 4 - 5 |
| Height |
| 15 - 30 m |
| Spread |
| 11 - 15 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| General Description |
| A noble large tree which requires well drained soil. Tolerates moist soils, including chalk. Leaves turn golden-copper in autumn. When trimmed as hedge retains brown leaves through the winter. |
| Landscape |
| As a landscape tree or trained into a hedge. |
| Cultivation |
| Grow in well-drained soil in partial shade. |
| Shape |
| Densely pyramidal to oval or rounded. |
| Growth |
| Slow |
| Pests |
| Susceptible to coral spot. |
| Habitat |
| Horticultural origin. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Wakehurst Place, Ardingly, Haywards Heath, Sussex, England. |
| Propagation |
| Beech cultivars are usually grafted on seedling root stocks. Rooting them from cuttings is difficult but not impossible. |
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