Fagus sylvatica 'Asplenifolia': Edibility
EDIBLE PARTS: Nutmeats, in small quantities, edible raw or cooked. Young leaves can be cooked for greens in the spring. SAFE HAN
Plant Profile: Fagus sylvatica 'Asplenifolia'
Names
Fern Leaved Beech
Phonetic Spelling:FAG-us sil-VAT-ee-kuh ass-plee-ni-FOH-lee-a
Genus:Fagus
Species:sylvatica
Family:Fagaceae
This tree is deciduous, featuring alternate, simple leaves that have a serrated edge with one tooth corresponding to each secondary vein. Its flowers are small and not particularly noticeable, while the fruit is a three-angled nut encased in a lightly spiny husk.
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Fagus sylvatica 'Asplenifolia' Feature Summary
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Fagus sylvatica 'Asplenifolia' Feature Summary
Attributes
EDIBLE PARTS: Nutmeats, in small quantities, edible raw or cooked. Young leaves can be cooked for greens in the spring. SAFE HAN
Fruit
A 3-angled nut inside of a weakly spiny husk.
Flowers
Beech nuts
< 1 inch
Leaves
toothed, with one tooth for each secondary vein.
Deciduous
Green
Brown/Copper
Simple
Alternate
Cordate
1-3 inches
Bark
Smooth, light gray bark.
Light Gray
Poisonous to Humans
Stomach upset.
Saponic glycoside
Seeds
Whole Plant Traits
Tree
Poisonous
Deciduous
Pyramidal
Dense
Slow
Medium
Cultural Conditions
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Good Drainage
5b
5a
6a
6b
7a
7b
High Organic Matter
Loam (Silt)
Stem
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Fagus sylvatica 'Asplenifolia' Attributes
Fagus sylvatica 'Asplenifolia' Fruit
Fagus sylvatica 'Asplenifolia': Fruit Description
A 3-angled nut inside of a weakly spiny husk.
Fagus sylvatica 'Asplenifolia' Flowers
Fagus sylvatica 'Asplenifolia': Flower Description
Beech nuts
Fagus sylvatica 'Asplenifolia': Flower Size
1-3 inches
3-6 inches
< 1 inch
> 6 inches
Fagus sylvatica 'Asplenifolia' Leaves
Fagus sylvatica 'Asplenifolia': Leaf Description
toothed, with one tooth for each secondary vein.
Fagus sylvatica 'Asplenifolia': Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics
Broadleaf Evergreen
Deciduous
Needled Evergreen
Semi-evergreen
Fagus sylvatica 'Asplenifolia': Leaf Color
Green
Fagus sylvatica 'Asplenifolia': Deciduous Leaf Fall Color
Brown/Copper
Fagus sylvatica 'Asplenifolia': Leaf Type
Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
Fronds
Needles
Sheath
Simple
Fagus sylvatica 'Asplenifolia': Leaf Arrangement
Alternate
Opposite
Other/more complex
Rosulate
Whorled
Fagus sylvatica 'Asplenifolia': Leaf Shape
Acicular
Auriculate
Cordate
Cuneate
Deltoid
Elliptical
Filiform
Lanceolate
Linear
Oblanceolate
Oblong
Obovate
Obtuse
Orbicular
Ovate
Palmasect
Palmatifid
Peltate
Pinnatifid
Pinnatisect
Reniform
Rhomboidal
Spatulate
Subcordate
Subulate
Fagus sylvatica 'Asplenifolia': Hairs Present
No
Yes
Fagus sylvatica 'Asplenifolia': Leaf Length
< 1 inch
1-3 inches
3-6 inches
> 6 inches
Fagus sylvatica 'Asplenifolia' Bark
Fagus sylvatica 'Asplenifolia': Bark Description
Smooth, light gray bark.
Fagus sylvatica 'Asplenifolia': Bark Color
Light Gray
Fagus sylvatica 'Asplenifolia' Poisonous to Humans
Fagus sylvatica 'Asplenifolia': Poison Symptoms
Stomach upset.
Fagus sylvatica 'Asplenifolia': Poison Toxic Principle
Saponic glycoside
Fagus sylvatica 'Asplenifolia': Poison Severity
High
Low
Medium
Fagus sylvatica 'Asplenifolia': Causes Contact Dermatitis
No
Yes
Fagus sylvatica 'Asplenifolia': Poison Part
Bark
Flowers
Fruits
Leaves
Roots
Sap/Juice
Seeds
Stems
Fagus sylvatica 'Asplenifolia' Whole Plant Traits
Fagus sylvatica 'Asplenifolia': Plant Type
Annual
Bulb
Carnivorous
Edible
Epiphyte
Fern
Ground Cover
Herb
Herbaceous Perennial
Houseplant
Mushroom
Native Plant
Ornamental Grasses and Sedges
Perennial
Poisonous
Rose
Shrub
Succulent
Tree
Turfgrass
Vegetable
Vine
Water Plant
Weed
Wildflower
Fagus sylvatica 'Asplenifolia': Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics
Broadleaf Evergreen
Deciduous
Needled Evergreen
Semi-evergreen
Fagus sylvatica 'Asplenifolia': Habit/Form
Arching
Ascending
Broad
Cascading
Climbing
Clumping
Columnar
Conical
Creeping
Dense
Erect
Horizontal
Irregular
Mounding
Multi-stemmed
Multi-trunked
Open
Oval
Prostrate
Pyramidal
Rounded
Spreading
Vase
Weeping
Fagus sylvatica 'Asplenifolia': Growth Rate
Slow
Medium
Rapid
Fagus sylvatica 'Asplenifolia': Texture
Fine
Medium
Coarse
Fagus sylvatica 'Asplenifolia' Cultural Conditions
Fagus sylvatica 'Asplenifolia': Light
Dappled Sunlight (Shade through upper canopy all day)
Deep shade (Less than 2 hours to no direct sunlight)
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
Fagus sylvatica 'Asplenifolia': Soil Drainage
Frequent Standing Water
Good Drainage
Moist
Occasional Flooding
Occasionally Dry
Occasionally Wet
Very Dry
Fagus sylvatica 'Asplenifolia': USDA Plant Hardiness Zone
5a
5b
6a
6b
7a
7b
Fagus sylvatica 'Asplenifolia': Soil Texture
Clay
High Organic Matter
Loam (Silt)
Sand
Shallow Rocky
Fagus sylvatica 'Asplenifolia' Stem
Fagus sylvatica 'Asplenifolia': Stem Is Aromatic
No
Yes
