Fagus grandifolia American Beech Tree Live Bare Root Plant 1-2 Feet for Zones 3-9

American Beech Tree (Fagus grandifolia) Overview

The American Beech is a majestic, long-lived tree valued for its smooth gray bark and dense canopy. This live bare root plant, measuring 1-2 feet, is suitable for USDA zones 3-9 and is ideal for large landscapes, parks, and naturalized woodlands. Its lush green leaves provide ample shade during summer, while the golden-bronze foliage in fall adds seasonal interest. Additionally, the small beechnuts produced attract various birds and wildlife, enhancing ecological diversity.

Key Features

• Scientific Name: Fagus grandifolia
• Plant Size: 1-2 feet live bare root
• Distinctive smooth gray bark
• Seasonal foliage: green in spring and summer, golden-bronze in fall
• Broad, rounded crown providing deep shade
• Slow growth rate, reaching 50-80 feet at maturity
• Wildlife-friendly with beechnuts attracting birds
• Suitable for use as a shade tree, windbreak, or specimen tree

Growing Information

The American Beech thrives in rich, moist, well-drained loamy soil. It prefers full sun to partial shade and requires moderate watering, especially during establishment. Its slow growth habit demands patience but rewards with a long-lived, stately presence in the landscape. Planting in appropriate USDA zones 3-9 ensures optimal growth and health.

Plant Condition Disclosure

Live plants may be shipped dormant, leafless, recently pruned, bare root, or partially defoliated depending on season, weather, and shipping requirements.

Natural variation in size, branching, foliage density, color, root structure, and overall appearance should be expected.

Important Note

You will receive a live starter plant (seedling/young plant). Listing photos show the plant at a mature stage for reference only. The actual plant size, shape, and appearance may vary and will be significantly smaller than the images shown.

Customer Notice for Live Plants

Live plants may experience normal shipping stress such as leaf loss, yellowing, wilting, or minor branch damage.

Please consider local weather before purchasing. Extreme heat, freezing temperatures, severe weather, shipping delays, or unattended packages may increase plant stress.

Due to the perishable nature of live plants, returns are generally not accepted. If there is an issue with your order, please contact us within 48 hours of delivery and provide the required photos for review.

• Photos of the shipping box
• Photo of the shipping label
• Clear photos of the plant from multiple angles
• Scratch test photos if the plant appears dead or dormant

Dormant, stressed, defoliated, wilted, or transit-shocked plants are not automatically considered dead.

Claims submitted without the required photos or more than 48 hours after delivery may not be eligible for review, replacement, or refund.