The Dawes Arboretum

Common name: horizontal European beech

Family: Fagaceae (beech family)

Distribution: Species native to Europe

Hardiness: USDA Zone 4

Life form: Deciduous tree

Comments: Beautiful bright green summer leaves, lovely smooth gray, wrinkled bark on older trees and a unique picturesque habit. This selection develops into a large, weeping deciduous tree potentially growing 50' tall and wider after many years, with a squat and broad habit and multiple undulating, horizontal leaders. Fall color is often rich russet or golden bronze.