American Beech (Fagus grandifolia)

American Beech (Fagus grandifolia)*Preorder only* Estimated Height at Pickup: 2 3, 3 gal An important species for wildlife support with lovely, smooth silver bark. Best grown in rich mesic soils and can be difficult to grow in a landscape setting. American beech are currently under pressure from beech bark disease, which is transmitted by non native scale insects and occurs after a severe infestation on one tree. This disease is spreading into Indiana and can cause mortality.

Fruit: Large acorns mature in their second fall

Notes: Individuals may rarely reach 150’ tall

and Northeast regions including insect and bird visitation information and bee specializations

The tree’s true flowers are small and themselves insignificant- the showy white ‘petals’ are actually modified leaves that make the flowers obvious to pollinators

and that seedpods are often a bright red or pink instead of a dull red or pink

this book covers 100 genera of plants that provide food

Fruit: Edible hazelnuts mature in the fall

Fruit: Large acorns take two years to develop and mature in the fall of their second year

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Plantskydd is a natural solution to herbivores munching your plants

sweet fruits mature before first hard frost

Plants provide the best wildlife support when allowed to sucker and form colonies