Common Name: Beech

Eventually growing into large trees although some of the more ornamental forms are slow growers. Many of the varieties offered here have wonderful leaf forms. They will grow in most soils provided they are not waterlogged, and will tolerate most sites except coastal. The milder winters do not suit beech and those in the dryer southern districts are shownig signs of discontent but further north there will be increasing oppertunities to see them at their best.