Fagus sylvatica Asplenifolia
Cut-leaf Beech, Asplenifolia Beech, Fern-leaf Beech
A lovely choice for parkland where its dark green deeply serrated leaves gives magnificent contrast. Beech thrives just about anywhere other than exposed and coastal locations.
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Description
The common name of Cut-leaved Beech comes from the deeply serrated and long leaves of this beautiful tree of medium height.
Introduced in the early 1800s this wonderful specimen trees won the Award of Garden Merit in 2002.
It is pyramidal in its early years but is eventually capable of becoming as wide as it is tall.
A lovely choice for parkland where its dark green deeply serrated leaves gives magnificent contrast. Beech thrives just about anywhere other than exposed and coastal locations.
As it is shallow rooted under planting is not recommended.
Like all Beech, this tree prefers to be planted on a fertile, well drained soil and will not perform well on clay or light sand. It retains a very regular pyramidal shape when young, broadening with age to become more like its parent. The key when planting such a magnificent specimen is to give it enough room to develop into the wonderful specimen tree that it wishes to be; any complimentary planting should not be closer than 10m away.
Sometimes referred to at Fagus sylvatica Heterophylla it is in fact the same thing. There are few cut leaf trees that last the test of time but this is surely one of the best.
Mature height: 12-17m
Mature spread: 8-12m