The Dawes Arboretum

Common name: Nicole European beech

Family: Fagaceae (beech family)

Synonym: Fagus sylvatica 'Nicole Ashley Okken'

Distribution: Species native to Europe

Hardiness: USDA Zone 4

Life form: Deciduous tree

Comments: A rarely found, variegated cultivar introduced by the late plantsman and nurseryman George Okken, Okken Nurseries, Pompton Plains, NJ, about 20 years ago. This slow growing form will mature as a small, upright tree to 15-20' tall. Leaves consist of a mixture of green and yellow, typical in size to the species (3-4" long), oval in outline.