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| Dear all
I am new to the midwest and I was wondering if any of you could tell me how european beeches do in this part of the country. They are among my favourite trees but I don't see any of them around here and I would really like to plant a couple of good specimens in my new acreage. Thanks! |
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- Posted by toronado3800 Z6 St. Louis (My Page) on Sun, Mar 18, 12 at 23:34
| Ohio has some GREAT ones. Dawe's Arboretum in particular. I know they grow in St Louis. |
Here is a link that might be useful: seems like they should grow fine in Iowa
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- Posted by ken_adrian z5 (My Page) on Mon, Mar 19, 12 at 7:45
| there are some wonderful botanical gardens in IA ... HEY!!,... welcome to GW ... and as a transplant yourself.. i recommend you find them.. and tour them .. that is usually the best way to 'see' what can be done .... where you are ... rather than relying on the subdivides/developers limited choice of what to plant... ken |
Here is a link that might be useful: link
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| to Ken Thanks Ken. I know a little bit about trees and I am certainly planning to have special plants around me. What is really interesting is to discover plant species that are not common in europe (I am from Italy), like the yellowwood or the kentucky coffeetree. @toronado: Thanks. The doubt came to me when on the website of iowa state university they were mentioning how the fagus grandifolia doesn't do well in iowa (soil + pests). But maybe the american beech is very different from the european beech... |
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| From what I think I've read, the American one is more sensitive to drought and dry, hot winds typical of Iowa. I've planted green and purple European ones and they live, but are slow like my ginkgoes. |
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- Posted by wisconsitom 4/5 WI (My Page) on Mon, Mar 19, 12 at 22:01
| ^ This. The american beech is indeed the most sensitive to less than ideal conditions. By comparison, cultivars of European are practically workhorse trees! Give it a shot, then let us know in a few years how things pan out. +oM |
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