Fagus sylvatica Dawyck - fastigiate Green Beech

Beautiful, medium-sized (15-20m) deciduous tree

Green leaves, elliptic, turn orange/brown in autumn

Inconspicous flowers in spring, fruit in autumn

Smooth grey bark

Rarely exceeds 3m width

Habit: becomes broadly columnar with age, ideal for specimen planting wide verges or to form an avenue

Thrives in nearly all fertile , well-drained soil, not keen on exposed locations