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Fagus sylvatica Dawyck Gold

Dawyck Gold Beech

The emerging golden foliage on this erect, columnar form changes to a light greenish-yellow in the summer then to a copper colour in the fall. Ideal as a windbreak, large screen, or as a hedge. They will produce edible nuts enclosed in spiny husks.

  • »  Erect, columnar form with upright branches
  • »  Elliptical leaves, with a slightly wavy margin, are soft yellow
  • »  Fall foliage turns a copper colour
  • »  Leaves will stay on the tree long into the winter

2gal
$114.00
B&B in Container
$1,134.00
  • Category:Trees
  • Hardiness Zone:5
  • Height:18-20 m
  • Spread:4-6 m
Exposure
• Full Sun
• Partial Sun/Shade
Soil Moisture
• Moist to Average
• Average to Dry Soils
• Well-drained
Growth Rate
• Medium
• Slow
Critter
• Deer Resistant
Attributes
• Deciduous
• Edible
• Fall Color
Habit
• Columnar
• Upright
Foliage Color
• Golden
• Green
• Yellow
Landscape uses
• Screening (privacy)
• Specimen
Planting instructions
• Container Plants
Growing & Maintenance Tips for Fagus sylvatica 'Dawyck Gold'

An excellent, narrow specimen with showy, yellow foliage. This cultivar is ideal planted individually, as a small grouping in the landscape, or planted in rows for screening or privacy. They thrive in a rich, moist, well-drained soil, in full sun or partial shade. Very little pruning is necessary to maintain its shape.