#349 most planted
Fagus grandifolia
American beech · also North American beech, White beech, Red beech
BroadleafDeciduous
3,261
trees mapped
0.03%
of all named trees
22
cities
5.5 in
median trunk (14 cm, 3,088 measured)
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Fagus grandifolia, the American Beech, is a handsome, deciduous tree native to eastern North America. It forms a sturdy trunk with an imposing, dense canopy. It is shade tolerant and its nuts provide food for various wildlife.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 4970.07%—3.1 in
- 4860.25%6.9 yr4.5 in
- 3470.05%—10 in
- 3400.13%—6.7 in
- 3370.10%4.0 yr2.0 in
- 2490.21%6.0 yr16 in
- 1970.42%—9.8 in
- 1690.05%—7.5 in
- 1470.18%—8.7 in
- 1390.19%—9.3 in
- 1290.08%3.2 yr7.9 in
- 940.13%—9.3 in
- 560.03%—6.0 in
- 210.09%—5.1 in
- 150.01%43 yr9.8 in
- 100.08%—24 in
- 100.01%19 yr2.0 in
- 90.00%—3.0 in
- 40.01%—2.0 in
- 20.01%—7.1 in
- 20.02%—1.6 in
- 10.00%—7.5 in
Traits
- Form
- Broadleaf
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Mature height
- 52–115 ft
- Canopy spread
- 75–80 ft
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Sun
- Part shade, Full shade
- Water needs
- Moderate
- Wildlife value
- High
- Blooms
- Mar, Apr, May
Trunk diameters across every city: median 5.5 in, mean 10 in, 90th percentile 25 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Temperate Broadleaf & Mixed Forests
- Mississippi lowland forests
- New England-Acadian forests
Other Fagus in the catalogue
6 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
