#1238 most planted
Fagus crenata
Siebold's beech · also Japanese beech, Buna
BroadleafDeciduous
82
trees mapped
0.00%
of all named trees
2
cities
12 in
median trunk (30 cm, 82 measured)
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Fagus crenata is a deciduous hardwood tree native to Japan. It is a tall, dense, high-canopy tree that is dominant in much of its range. Its nuts, seeds, oil, and young leaves are edible, but care must be exercised due to toxins.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 780.04%—11 in
- 40.00%—33 in
No city in this list records planting dates for this species, so age is blank throughout.
Traits
- Form
- Broadleaf
- Foliage
- Deciduous
Trunk diameters across every city: median 12 in, mean 12 in, 90th percentile 19 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Other Fagus in the catalogue
6 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
