Fernleaf Beech
Fagus sylvatica ‘Asplenifolia’ This tree is
a stately and very unique cultivar of the European Beech. It is one
of the most handsome varieties of Beech and one with the most variable
leaf shapes. Some are long and narrow, and some are wider and deeply
lobed with numerous intermediate shapes. The Fernleaf Beech turns a
lustrous golden brown in the fall. Examine a branch and look for the
variations. Mr. Coe planted a grove of several different kinds of Beech
in this area. They were spaced far enough apart to assume their natural
shape; rounded with branches sweeping to the ground.
