Fagus Sylvatica Aspenifolia

[Stubby]

Fern leaved beech . Did some work today on the above . Can clearly define leaf from the original common beech ( root stock ) in amongst the fern shaped ones . it seems that when limbs are cut / damaged the common leaf takes precedent over the cultivar fern leaf . I expect you guys know this already but to be honest its the first time I have seen it ( or maybe noticed it ! ) The tree is a monster and stands tall and proud .

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Fern leaved beech . Did some work today on the above . Can clearly define leaf from the original common beech ( root stock ) in amongst the fern shaped ones . it seems that when limbs are cut / damaged the common leaf takes precedent over the cultivar fern leaf . I expect you guys know this already but to be honest its the first time I have seen it ( or maybe noticed it ! ) The tree is a monster and stands tall and proud .

 

one of my fave ornamental trees, I have always loved beeches.

 

not something ive noted when pruning above graft line to be honest

[RDB logs]

Fern leaved beech . Did some work today on the above . Can clearly define leaf from the original common beech ( root stock ) in amongst the fern shaped ones . it seems that when limbs are cut / damaged the common leaf takes precedent over the cultivar fern leaf . I expect you guys know this already but to be honest its the first time I have seen it ( or maybe noticed it ! ) The tree is a monster and stands tall and proud .

 

There is a big one on the lawn where I work at kingstonlacy probably one of the last to be planted by the banks family cheers

[Old Mill Tree Care]

I have a client with one next to the house.

Beautiful tree and I have pruned it twice, very gently. It has always remained the same though, with the 'fern' leaves.

[woodyguy]

Correct me if wrong but I thought that it was a chimera rather than a normal grafted tree. This means that the Cut leaf cells are dominant but hardly ever get overgrown by the rootstock. I've got two growing that seem fast growing and beautiful (still small) but I'd be interested if anybody else knows more about this.

[Tom D]

I know of one which, even without pruning will randomly put out normal leaves on a branch, only to return to cut leaves the following year, branches all over the tree do this seemingly at random, usually only one or two on the tree at any one time though.

[TreePuncher]

I know of one which, even without pruning will randomly put out normal leaves on a branch, only to return to cut leaves the following year, branches all over the tree do this seemingly at random, usually only one or two on the tree at any one time though.

 

i spose its the same as a varigated maple reverting back in patches

[Stubby]

Correct me if wrong but I thought that it was a chimera rather than a normal grafted tree. This means that the Cut leaf cells are dominant but hardly ever get overgrown by the rootstock. I've got two growing that seem fast growing and beautiful (still small) but I'd be interested if anybody else knows more about this.

 

Yes . You are correct . Chimera . Just looked it up .