Fagus grandifolia
AMERICAN BEECH
- Densely branched with an upright, oval-to-rounded spreading crown
- Trunks have distinctive thin smooth gray bark
- Small yellowish-green flowers
HEIGHT: 18-25 m · SPREAD: 16-20 m
Fagus sylvatica
EUROPEAN BEECH
- Densely branched, upright, oval to rounded, spreading crown
- Dark green ovate to elliptic glossy leaves have a wavy texture
- Leaves turn a golden-bronze in fall, change to light brown, and persist, sometimes well into the next year
HEIGHT: 15-18 m · SPREAD: 12-15 m
Fagus sylvatica 'Asplenifolia'
FERNLEAF BEECH
- Pyramidal when young, grows to a rounded, oval crown
- Typically a low-branched tree
- Fine-cut green leaves with a fern-like appearance
HEIGHT: 15-18 m · SPREAD: 10-12 m
Fagus sylvatica 'Dawyck Gold'
DAWYCK GOLD BEECH
- Erect, columnar form with upright branches
- Elliptical leaves, with a slightly wavy margin, are soft yellow
- Fall foliage turns a copper colour
HEIGHT: 18-20 m · SPREAD: 4-6 m
Fagus sylvatica 'Dawyck Green'
DAWYCK GREEN BEECH
- AKA Fagus sylvatica 'Fastigiata'
- Slender columnar form, with upright branches
- Elliptical leaves, with a slightly wavy margin, are dark green
HEIGHT: 20-22 m · SPREAD: 4-6 m
Fagus sylvatica 'Dawyck Purple'
DAWYCK PURPLE BEECH
- Slender columnar form, with upright branches
- Elliptical leaves, with a slightly wavy margin, are purple to purple-red
- Fall foliage becomes a brown colour
HEIGHT: 12-15 m · SPREAD: 4-5 m
Fagus sylvatica 'Mercedes'
DWARF FERNLEAF BEECH
- Dwarf selection growing only 10cm per year
- Fine-cut green leaves with a fern-like shape
- Foliage turns bronze-purple in the fall and holds through winter
HEIGHT: 2-4 m · SPREAD: 2-4 m
Fagus sylvatica 'Pendula'
WEEPING BEECH
- Dense, upright form with spreading, pendulous branches
- Branching can extend horizontally, before drooping to the ground
- Ovate to elliptic, dark green leaves in the summer
HEIGHT: 10-15 m · SPREAD: 8-10 m
Fagus sylvatica 'Purple Fountain'
PURPLE FOUNTAIN BEECH
- Narrow, upright form with spreading, pendulous branches
- Branching can sometimes extend horizontally, before drooping to the ground
- Ovate to elliptic, dark purple leaves in the summer
HEIGHT: 8-9 m · SPREAD: 4-5 m
Fagus sylvatica 'Purpurea Pendula'
WEEPING PURPLE BEECH
- Dense, upright form with spreading, pendulous branches
- Branching can extend horizontally before drooping to the ground
- Ovate to elliptic foliage emerges purple turning purple-green by summer
HEIGHT: 5-6 m · SPREAD: 5-6 m
Fagus sylvatica 'Purpurea'
PURPLE BEECH
- Upright-oval habit with graceful arching branch tips
- Elliptical leaves, with a slightly wavy margin, are dark purple
- Newer growth begins with a more red colour
HEIGHT: 10-13 m · SPREAD: 7-8 m
Fagus sylvatica 'Red Obelisk'
RED OBELISK BEECH
- Columnar form with upright branches
- Elliptical leaves, with a crinkled, wavy appearance, emerge red
- Summer foliage is purple becoming a coppery-bronze colour in the fall
HEIGHT: 10-12 m · SPREAD: 3-4 m
Fagus sylvatica 'Riversii'
RIVER'S BEECH
- Upright, oval to rounded, spreading crown
- Large, elliptical leaves are deep purple in the spring fading to purple-green
- Fall foliage turns a bronze colour
HEIGHT: 16-18 m · SPREAD: 10-12 m
Fagus sylvatica 'Rohanii'
OAKLEAF COPPER BEECH
- Pyramidal habit with upright branching
- Oak-like leaves with wavy margins emerge bronze-purple in the spring
- Foliage matures to greenish-purple in the summer and turns orange-brown in the fall
HEIGHT: 12-18 m · SPREAD: 10-12 m
Fagus sylvatica Tricolor ('Roseomarginata')
TRICOLOR BEECH
- Upright, oval habit with graceful arching branch tips
- Elliptical leaves are a mix of white, burgundy and pink
- Leaves of this cultivar are slightly smaller
HEIGHT: 10-12 m · SPREAD: 7-8 m
Fagus sylvatica 'Sandrode'
SANDRODE BEECH
- Dwarf broad upright habit
- Piecrust-edged elliptical green leaves
- Very slow growing: 10-15cm per year
HEIGHT: 175-200 cm · SPREAD: 200-250 cm
Fagus sylvatica 'Tortuosa'
CONTORTED BEECH
- Small tree with unusual twisted or tortuous branches and trunk
- Broad rounded or umbrella-like shape
- Dark green foliage
HEIGHT: 250-300 cm · SPREAD: 250-300 cm
Festuca glauca
BLUE FESCUE
- A.K.A. Festuca ovina Glauca
- Grass has a mounding habit and forms a dense, uniform, semi-evergreen tuft
- Very narrow leaf blades are blue-green to blue
HEIGHT: 20-35 cm · SPREAD: 25-30 cm
Festuca glauca 'Blue Whiskers' (PP29200)
BLUE WHISKERS FESCUE
- This grass has a mounding habit and forms a dense uniform semi-evergreen tuft
- Very narrow leaf blades are an intense blue
- Narrow seed spikes emerge green, turn purple and age to a tan colour
HEIGHT: 25-30 cm · SPREAD: 60-70 cm
Festuca glauca 'Boulder Blue'
BOULDER BLUE FESCUE
- This grass has a mounding habit and forms a dense uniform semi-evergreen tuft
- Very narrow leaf blades are an intense blue
- Tight formal seed spikes emerge green and age to a tan colour
HEIGHT: 25-35 cm · SPREAD: 20-30 cm
Festuca glauca Beyond Blue™ ('Casca11') (PP23307)
BEYOND BLUE™ FESCUE
- Has a mounding habit and forms a dense uniform semi-evergreen tuft
- Very narrow blue leaves hold their colour all season
- Narrow seed spikes emerge green and age to tan in colour
HEIGHT: 20-30 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Festuca glauca 'Cool as Ice'
COOL AS ICE FESCUE
- This grass has an erect, arching, tufting habit and forms a dense uniform semi-evergreen clump
- Emerges a grey-green but quickly turns to an icy-blue
- Tight, formal seed spikes emerge green and age to a tan colour
HEIGHT: 30-40 cm · SPREAD: 30-50 cm
Festuca glauca 'Elijah Blue'
ELIJAH BLUE FESCUE
- Grass has a mounding habit and forms a dense uniform semi-evergreen tuft
- Very narrow leaf blades are an intense blue
- Narrow seed spikes emerge green, turn purple and age to a tan colour
HEIGHT: 20-30 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Festuca glauca 'Pepindale Blue'
PEPINDALE BLUE FESCUE
- Grass has a mounding habit and forms a dense uniform semi-evergreen tuft
- Very narrow leaf blades are an intense blue
- Narrow seed spikes emerge silvery-blue and age to a tan colour
HEIGHT: 15-25 cm · SPREAD: 20-25 cm