5 Seeds Fagus grandifolia American Beech Tree Hardy Shade Tree

Fagus grandifolia, commonly known as the American Beech, is a grand deciduous shade tree admired for its smooth silver-gray bark and dense canopy of dark green leaves. A stately native species, it develops a broad, rounded crown over time and turns a warm golden bronze in autumn.
The American Beech works beautifully as a specimen shade tree in larger landscapes, parks, and naturalized settings, and its leaves often persist into winter for added interest. Its small edible nuts are valued by wildlife. This listing offers seeds for growing your own tree from the ground up.
Species: Fagus grandifolia
Type: Deciduous tree
Plant_Habit: Upright, broad rounded canopy
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Soil: Well-drained, moist, acidic to neutral loam
Zones: 3 to 9
Germination: Cold stratification recommended; germination can be slow and irregular
Sowing: Sow in fall or stratify seeds before spring sowing
Spacing: 30 to 50 feet apart at maturity
Notes: Long-lived, slow-growing shade tree; protect young seedlings