Fagus orientalis Plants birch-like leaves

birch-like leaves

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

'Acoma' is an upright

as a loose hedge or as an accent plant in a container

Requires neutral to acidic soil and a sheltered location away from drying winds

Fagus orientalis Plants birch-like leavesNative 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