Family: fagaceae
Common name(s): European beech
Hardiness ratings: USDA zone 4~5 - 7
General resources
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 4-7)
(8 photos). Also a page for 'Asplenifolia'.
- 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'.
- Trees and Shrubs Online - Reference page curated by the International Dendrology Society with descriptive characteristics and horticultural notes.

- Virginia Tech Dendrology - Factsheet with botanical characteristics and photos of various features. (zone 4-7)
(6 photos)
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)
Common name(s): European beech
Hardiness ratings: USDA zone 4~5 - 7
Links
Common name(s): Weeping European beech
Hardiness ratings: USDA zone 4 - 7
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