Fagus Sylvatica

Botanical name: Fagus sylvatica

Common name: Beech

Annual Growth: 2ft

Where to plant: Full sun / partial shade

Pruning: Autumn

Leaves: Semi-Evergreen 

Irish Weather Hardiness: Fully Hardy

Native Irish Tree.

Beech can get quite large with usually bushy growth to the base, making it an excellent specimen tree.

However if kept pruned each year it can be grown in a medium sized garden