The Dawes Arboretum

Common name: Sartini European beech

Family: Fagaceae (beech family)

Synonym: Fagus sylvatica 'Bicolor Sartini'

Distribution: Species native to Europe

Hardiness: USDA Zone 4

Life form: Deciduous tree

Comments: This rare, variegated form originated in Italy and was introduced into cultivation around 1995. Sartini is a branch sport mutation off the commonly planted rose pink beech (F. sylvatica 'Roseo-marginata') but lacks the purple color. Leaf margins are green-gold with deeper green in the interior of the leaf. This form will grow slowly to reach a small to medium sized tree to 30' tall and wide. A must for those crazy about variegated plants.