{"id":224,"date":"2025-09-25T18:26:13","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T22:26:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/hadwen-arboretum\/?p=224"},"modified":"2025-09-25T18:26:14","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T22:26:14","slug":"fernleaf-beech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/hadwen-arboretum\/trees\/fernleaf-beech\/","title":{"rendered":"Fernleaf Beech"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns sidebar is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em>Fagus sylvatica \u2018Asplenifolia\u2019<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-intro\">This uncommon cultivar of the European beech has delicate leaves which deep pointed lobes giving a fern-like appearance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<aside class=\"wp-block-group boxout has-light-green-background-color has-background is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-12dd3699 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Location<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>There are two still growing on the property. See if you can find one as you walk towards Lovell Street along Appleton Road or near the entrance to the Hidden Spring Trail.<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/hadwen-arboretum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/fernleaf-beech-leaf.jpg\" alt=\"Fernleaf Beach Tree leaves\" class=\"wp-image-226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/hadwen-arboretum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/fernleaf-beech-leaf.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/hadwen-arboretum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/fernleaf-beech-leaf-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/hadwen-arboretum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/fernleaf-beech-leaf-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:4rem\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull section-intro has-light-warm-gray-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-stretch is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"background-image:url(&apos;https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/hadwen-arboretum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/fernleaf-beech-tree.jpg&apos;);background-position:50% 50%;background-size:cover;\" class=\"wp-block-group padded lifted has-white-background-color has-background wp-container-content-69bc4bdf is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:25.625rem\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group padded has-charcoal-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-17acdf11a83591f125e72b01e9bbc2f1 is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">History at Hadwen<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"intro has-medium-font-size\">Hadwen was immensely fond of his fern-leaf beech collection. In 1900, he lectured \u201cthe Fern-Leaved beech is perhaps the most shapely in its growth of any in the family. I have several, one of which is thirty feet high and thirty feet in spread and without question the most beautiful and symmetrical tree in my collection. The foliage is finely cut and very dense, making it a marked tree in any collection.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group section is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div style=\"color:var(--clarku-color-green)\" class=\"eyebrow  has-text-align-left\">Keep learning<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Detailed species information<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Fern-leaf beech is a deciduous tree species in the family Fagaceae and is a cultivar of the European Beech (<em>Fagus sylvatica<\/em>) native to much of Europe. This large tree typically grows from 50\u201360 feet (15\u201318 meters) in height and up to 5 feet (1.5 meters) in diameter. The lifespan of the European beech ranges from 150 to 200 years, but in some cases can approach 300 years under ideal conditions. The distinctively delicate leaves of the fern-leaf beech are long and narrow with many small, pointed lobes. The fern-like appearance of these leaves is where this cultivar gets its namesake. Like other European beeches, the fern-leaf beech has smooth, gray bark.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These beeches require good drainage and adequate rainfall to thrive. European beeches are acclimated to very low light conditions and immature beeches can even be stunted by excessive sunlight. For this reason, European beech seedlings rarely survive in clearcut areas. Because of their large size, dense shade, and unique foliage, the fern-leaf beech makes an excellent shade tree and ornamental in landscaping although this cultivar is rarely found in the United States.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fagus sylvatica \u2018Asplenifolia\u2019 This uncommon cultivar of the European beech has delicate leaves which deep pointed lobes giving a fern-like appearance. Location There are two still growing on the property. See if you can find one as you walk towards Lovell Street along Appleton Road or near the entrance to the Hidden Spring Trail. 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