Cutleaf Beech
Fagus sylvatica 'Asplenifolia'

Foliage: Dark Green
Fall Foliage: Golden-Brown
Fruit: Nut
Habit/Form: Oval/Rounded
Uses​: Screening, Shade, Wildlife Food Source​

Zone Hardiness:  4
Plant Height: 40 - 60 ft 
Plant Width: 45 ft 
Light: Sun
​​Growth Rate: Slow​

'Asplenifolia' is a cultivar of Fagus sylvantica, the European Beech, and is distinguished by its fern-like leaves, which also give the tree its common name, Fern Leaved Beech. The leaves are narrow, feathery, fine textured, and fern-like. Small yellow-green flowers bloom in spring, and produce fruit in the form of an edible, triangular nut inside a weak, spiny husk. The Fern Leaved Beech is a graceful tree with a short trunk and low branching habit. It is pyramidal when young and as it matures it develops a broad spreading crown. The Fern Leaved Beech prefers moist well-drained soils. It does not do well in wet or poorly drained soils, locations with high summer temperatures, or in urban conditions.