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You are bidding on 15 ROHAN'S PURPLE BEECH SEEDS  -  Fagus sylvatica 'Rohanii'

Cultivar name is in reference to the discovery of this tree at the estate of Prince Camille de Rohan of Bohemia in 1888.


Rohanii’ is a purple-leaved form that reportedly is the result of an 1894 cross between F. sylvatica ‘Purpurea Latifolia’ and F. sylvatica ‘Quercifolia’.


It is a sturdy, pyramidal tree with upright branching that typically grows to 40-60’ tall or more. Oak-like leaves with shallow rounded teeth and wavy margins emerge bronze-purple in spring, mature to greenish purple-brown in summer and turn orange-brown in fall. Smooth gray bark is attractive year round. 

 

Zone: 4 to 7

Height: 40.00 to 60.00 feet

Spread: 30.00 to 50.00 feet

Bloom Time: April to May

Bloom Description: Yellowish green

Sun: Full sun to part shade



Medicinal use of Beech: 

The bark is antacid, antipyretic, antiseptic, antitussive, expectorant, odontalgic. A tar (or creosote), obtained by dry distillation of the branches, is stimulating and antiseptic. It is used internally as a stimulating expectorant and externally as an application to various skin diseases. The pure creosote has been used to give relief from toothache, but it should not be used without expert guidance. 

Edible parts of Beech: 

Young leaves - raw. A very nice mild flavor, they go well in a mixed salad. However, the leaves quickly become tough so only the youngest should be used. New growth is usually produced for 2 periods of 3 weeks each year, one in spring and one in mid-summer. Seed - raw or cooked. A pleasant sweet flavor, though rather small and fiddly. The seed can also be dried and ground into a powder and then used with cereal flours when making bread, cakes etc. The seed is rich in oil .

Other uses of the herb: 

A semi-drying oil is obtained from the seed, it is used as a fuel for lighting, as a lubricant, for polishing wood etc. The seed residue is poisonous. The leaf buds harvested in the winter and dried on the twigs are used as toothpicks .

 
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