American Beech Tree (Fagus grandifolia) in Quart Pot - Deciduous Landscape Tree

American Beech Tree Overview

The American Beech (Fagus grandifolia) is a large deciduous tree known for its impressive height and distinctive appearance. Delivered in a quart pot, this healthy plant is ready to be established in your garden or landscape. It features smooth, silver-gray bark and dark green leaves with unique, sparsely-toothed edges, adding visual interest throughout the growing season.

Key Features

• Grows up to 35 metres (115 feet) tall, creating a majestic presence
• Smooth, silver-gray bark provides a distinguished look
• Dark green leaves with sparsely-toothed edges
• Long, slender winter twigs for easy identification
• Produces small, sharply angled nuts in pairs
• Reproduces through seedlings and root sprouts
• Certified nursery quality, grown in Tennessee

Growing Information

The American Beech thrives in full sun to partial shade and prefers rich, well-drained soil. Moderate watering is recommended to maintain healthy growth. This tree is hardy in USDA zones 4 to 9 and develops a tall, upright growth habit with a broad canopy, making it suitable for various landscape settings.

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.