Flowering TreesEuropean Beech
Fagus sylvatica
European Beech (Fagus sylvatica) is a slow-growing flowering tree, hardy in USDA zones 4-7, that matures to about 50-60 ft × 35-50 ft. It does best in full sun and part shade with medium water needs in well-drained and moist soil. Expect brown, yellow and green blooms in spring. It attracts small mammals and songbirds, stands up well to deer.
- USDA zones
- 4-7
- Sun
- Full sun, Part shade
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 50-60 ft × 35-50 ft
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist
- Bloom color
- Brown, Yellow, Green, Red
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Attracts
- Small mammals, Songbirds
- Tough against
- Deer
- Native to
- Central Europe to Caucasus
In the landscape
Data sources
Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — European Beech is hardy to about -30°F (estimated from USDA zone 4), so we'll score it against the real coldest nights your area has actually had.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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