Fagus orientalis Plants upright tree that will quickly

upright tree that will quickly grow to fill a yawning space

As autumn approaches the delicate leaves start to give off their well-known burned sugar/gingerbread-like scent accompanied with brilliant colours of orange

bearing 50cm long racemes of double

Best in full sun and moist soils

Tolerates heavy shaping

Fagus orientalis Plants upright tree that will quicklyNative to Eurasia and south eastern Europe, the oriental beech is very similar to our own native species but has larger leaves and much more upright when young. The juvenile shoots and underside of the leaves are also covered in silky hairs, and the cupules have leaf like appendages. Good, yellow autumn colour. Does well on all free draining soils. H7