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Rohan Obelisk Beech

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Rohan Obelisk Beech (Fagus sylvatica ‘Rohan Obelisk’)An incredible accent tree with smooth gray bark and attractive sawtooth burgundy leaves; a most stately specimen;particular about growing conditions, requires rich soil and moisture

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Characteristics

Average Landscape Height:
30 feet
Average Landscape Width:
15 feet
Growth Rate:
slow
Genus:
Fagus
Species:
sylvatica
Cultivar:
Rohan Obelisk
Summer Foliage Color:
dark purple
Fall Color:
burgundy
Minimum Light:
full sun
Maximum Light:
full sun
Minimum Moisture:
average
Maximum Moisture:
moist
Plant Form:
columnar
Canopy:
low
Pruning:
late winter pruning
Pollution Tolerance:
medium
Other Species Names:
Common Beech, European Beech
Branching:
decurrent
Density:
dense

Ornamental Features

Rohan Obelisk Beech is primarily valued in the landscape for its rigidly columnar form. It has attractive deep purple deciduous foliage which emerges burgundy in spring. The serrated pointy leaves are highly ornamental and turn an outstanding burgundy in the fall. The smooth silver bark is extremely showy and adds significant winter interest.

Landscape Attributes

Rohan Obelisk Beech is a dense deciduous tree with a narrowly upright and columnar growth habit. Its average texture blends into the landscape, but can be balanced by one or two finer or coarser trees or shrubs for an effective composition.

Planting & Growing

Rohan Obelisk Beech will grow to be about 30 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 15 feet. It has a low canopy with a typical clearance of 1 foot from the ground, and should not be planted underneath power lines. It grows at a slow rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live to a ripe old age of 120 years or more; think of this as a heritage tree for future generations!

This tree should only be grown in full sunlight. It does best in average to evenly moist conditions, but will not tolerate standing water. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution, and will benefit from being planted in a relatively sheltered location. This is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America.

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