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Fagus sylvatica

Family: fagaceae
Common name(s): European beech
Hardiness ratings: USDA zone 4~5b - 7

General resources

• Wikipedia. Online encyclopedia entry (if defined).
• Google images. Web search for photographs.
• The Plant List. Taxonomical lookup
• Catalogue of Life. Taxonomical lookup

Links for Fagus sylvatica

• BBC Gardening: Fagus sylvatica 'Dawyck Gold' - Plant profile with horticultural details and garden uses. (1 photo). Also pages for 'Dawyck Purple' and 'Purpurea Pendula'.
• Dave's Garden PlantFiles - Profile page with horticultural basics, and member-contributed photos and comments. (zone 4-7) (17 photos)
• Denver Botanic Gardens - Description, native range, and cultural requirements. (additional pages for other varieties) (zone 5)
• Floridata - Illustrated informative profile page with notes on culture, usage, and noteworthy features. (zone 4-7) (3 photos)
• Garden.org - Community-assembled plant profile (22 varieties in database) (29 photos)
• Missouri Botanical Garden - Plantfinder page for one of the plants growing at the garden, with usually one or more photos, horticultural information, and noteworthy characteristics. (zone 4-7) (11 photos). Also pages for 'Pendula', 'Purpurea Pendula', 'Purpurea Tricolor', 'Riversii', 'Rohanii', and 'Tricolor'.
• North Carolina State University factsheet - Plant profile with horticultural details and comments (zone 4b-7a) (9 photos). Also pages for 'Asplenifolia', 'Purpurea', and 'Riversii'.
• Paghat's Garden: Fagus sylvatica 'Black Swan' - Illustrated articles by a gardener in the Pacific Northwest, with background and personal observations. (3 photos). Also pages for 'Black Swan', 'Pendula, 'Pendula, and 'Rohanii'.
• Virginia Tech Dendrology - Factsheet with botanical characteristics and photos of various features. (zone 4-7) (6 photos)

Fagus sylvatica Atropurpurea Group

Common name(s): purple beech
Hardiness ratings: USDA zone 5 - 7

Links

• Missouri Botanical Garden - Plantfinder page for one of the plants growing at the garden, with usually one or more photos, horticultural information, and noteworthy characteristics. (zone 5-7) (1 photo)

Fagus sylvatica var. heterophylla

Common name(s): European beech
Hardiness ratings: USDA zone 4~5 - 7

Links

• Denver Botanic Gardens: Fagus sylvatica var. heterophylla 'Aspleniifolia' - Description, native range, and cultural requirements. (zone 5) (8 photos)
• Missouri Botanical Garden: Fagus sylvatica var. heterophylla 'Aspleniifolia' - Plantfinder page for one of the plants growing at the garden, with usually one or more photos, horticultural information, and noteworthy characteristics. (zone 4-7) (7 photos)

Fagus sylvatica f. pendula

Common name(s): Weeping European beech
Hardiness ratings: USDA zone 4b - 7

Links

• North Carolina State University factsheet - Plant profile with horticultural details and comments (zone 4b-7a) (2 photos)