Fagus sylvatica
American Beech
Fagus grandifolia
Ehrh. Species
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- Botanical name
- Fagus grandifolia
- Also known as
- American Beech
- Family
- Fagaceae
- Genus
- Fagus
- Reference
- World Flora Online
How to grow American Beech
We have not written a growing guide for this species yet.
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Other names for this plant
These names have all been used for Fagus grandifolia but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.
Fagus atropunicea
Fagus ferruginea
Fagus grandifolia f. grandifolia
Fagus grandifolia f. mollis
Fagus grandifolia subsp. heterophylla
Fagus grandifolia var. grandifolia
Fagus grandifolia var. typica
Fagus latifolia
Fagus purpurea
Fagus sylvatica var. atropunicea
Others in Fagus
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