Scientific Name:
Fagus sylvatica
'Rotundifolia'
Pronunciation:
FAY-gus sil-VAT-ih-kuh
Common Name:
round leaf beech
Family Name:
Fagaceae
Plant Type:
Tree - deciduous
Key ID Features:
Leaves tips and bases rounded, margins entire with fine hairs, most 3-4cm wide x 4-5cm long. Winter ID: bark smooth, silver-grey, with a horizontal pattern (like an elephant's leg); buds narrowly conical, most 1-2.5cm long x 4-5mm wide, pointed, spear-like, divergent, reddish-brown with grey fuzz.
Habit:
Spreading, Upright
Form:
Oval - vertical
Texture:
Medium
Mature Height:
10 - 15m
Mature Spread:
7 - 10m
Origin:
Europe, Garden origin
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 5: (-29 to -23 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Landscape Uses:
Street (boulevard tree)
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible, Pinnate venation
Surfaces:
Pubescent
Shapes:
Orbicular
Apices:
Rounded
Bases:
Rounded
Margins:
Ciliate
Inflorescence Type:
Catkin (ament)
Flower Morphology:
Monoecious plant
Number Of Petals:
0
Ovary Position:
Inferior
Colour (petals):
Not showy, Green-yellow
Flower Time at Peak:
Apr, May
Additional Info:
Female flowers in pairs
Fruit Type:
Edible, Nut
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Sep, Oct
Additional Info:
Accessory tissue, Edible, 3-angled nuts from compound ovary enclosed in prickly bracts that split open like a capsule
Bark Morphology:
Smooth
Bark or Stem Colour:
Grey, Brown
Leaf Bud Type:
Narrowly conical
Leaf Scar Shape:
Half-round
Organ Modifications:
Ectomycorrhizal with species of Amanita, Boletus, Cantharellus, Hebeloma and Lactarius.
Pest Susceptibility:
Aphids or adelgids, Canker or sap rot, Caterpillar or cutworm (Pest resistant, Disease resistant)
Course(s):
- HORT 2355
Location(s):
- (BHE) Boulevard by Hwy. 10 Eastend : 413
- (NRY) NuRserY
- (TFL) Turf Field Lab
- (TFLE) Turf Field Lab East