Green Beech Large Trees

Fagus sylvatica: Green Beech Standard Size Trees

Common Green Beech is a large, semi-native tree that makes an excellent park or woodland specimen. If it is grown out in the open, it will develop a broad, rounded canopy and the tree's trunk will usually divide into thick, smooth branches quite low down. In a forest, it will maintain a single straight trunk and the canopy will be much narrower.
Beech is often called majestic and it well deserves the title. It is a big, spreading, muscular tree with well-formed branches and smooth grey bark that is rippled in places. Mature trees will cast quite dense shade underneath them during summer. The wind pollinated flowers are not really visible, and are a good pollen source for bees. The nuts that ripen in autumn are eaten by pigs and many small animals, although horse owners should not allow their horses to eat them. Beech looks beautiful in autumn, when the grey bark highlights the russet brown leaves.
Fagus sylvatica should reach a height of about 35 metres.

Standard trees are the largest size that we deliver; you can also buy younger Green Beech saplings here.
Browse our range of beech trees or all our garden trees.

Features:

• Lush green summer leaves, lovely russet autumn colour
• Smooth grey bark
• Good for bees & wildlife
• Not recommend for horse paddocks
• Bareroot delivery only: Nov-March
• To 30-35 metres

Growing Green Beech

It is suitable for any soil type as long as the drainage is good, and it tolerates some shade while young, as long as it can grow up into full sun. If your soil is damp or waterlogged in winter, Hornbeam looks similar and is a better choice.